Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.35.1

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Passage 10.35.1: Abai: founded by Abas; Argive settlers and an ancient oracle of Apollo.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐς Ἄβας δὲ ἀφικέσθαι καὶ ἐς Ὑάμπολιν ἔστι μὲν καὶ ἐξ Ἐλατείας ὀρεινὴν ὁδὸν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Ἐλατέων ἄστεως, ἡ δὲ ἐπὶ Ὀποῦντα λεωφόρος ἡ ἐξ Ὀρχομενοῦ καὶ ἐς ταύτας φέρει τὰς πόλεις. ἰόντι οὖν ἐς Ὀποῦντα ἐξ Ὀρχομενοῦ καὶ ἐκτραπέντι οὐ πολὺ ἐπʼ ἀριστερὰν ὁδός ἐστιν ἡ ἐς Ἄβας. οἱ δὲ ἐν ταῖς Ἄβαις ἐς γῆν τὴν Φωκίδα ἀφικέσθαι λέγουσιν ἐξ Ἄργους καὶ τὸ ὄνομα ἀπὸ Ἄβαντος τοῦ οἰκιστοῦ λαβεῖν τὴν πόλιν, τὸν δὲ Λυγκέως τε καὶ Ὑπερμήστρας τῆς Δαναοῦ παῖδα εἶναι. Ἀπόλλωνος δὲ ἱερὰς νενομίκασιν εἶναι τὰς Ἄβας ἐκ παλαιοῦ, καὶ χρηστήριον καὶ αὐτόθι ἦν Ἀπόλλωνος.

English Translation

There is a mountainous road leading to Abai and to Hyampolis from Elateia, departing from the town of Elateia on the right. The highway going to Opous from Orchomenos also provides access to these cities. Thus, on the way from Orchomenos to Opous, one need only turn off a short distance to the left to reach Abai. The inhabitants of Abai say they came into the land of Phocis from Argos and that the city's name was taken from its founder, Abas, son of Lynkeus and Hypermnestra, daughter of Danaos. From ancient times Abai has been considered sacred to Apollo, and there was once an oracle of Apollo in that place.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Elateans (Ἐλατεῖς) other
Danaus (Δαναός) person
Lynceus (Λυγκεύς) person
Abas (Ἄβας) person
Also in: 2.12.2 3.13.8
Hypermnestra (Ὑπερμήστρα) person
Phocis (Φωκίς) place Q2637650
Abai (Ἄβαι) place Q304823
Argos (Ἄργος) place Q13533353
Elateia (Ἐλάτεια) place Q1235347
Opount (Ὀποῦνς) place Q775959
Orchomenus (Ὀρχομενός) place Q13574822
Hyampolis (Ὑάμπολις) place Q1534902
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