Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.35.1

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Passage 10.35.1: Abae: 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 Abae and to Hyampolis from Elateia, departing from the town of Elateia on the right. The highway going to Opous from Orchomenus also provides access to these cities. Thus, on the way from Orchomenus to Opous, one need only turn off a short distance to the left to reach Abae. The inhabitants of Abae say they came into the land of Phocis from Argos and that the city's name was taken from its founder, Abas, son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra, daughter of Danaus. From ancient times Abae has been considered sacred to Apollo, and there was once an oracle of Apollo in that place.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity Q37340
Elateans (Ἐλατεῖς) other
Abas (Ἄβας) person Q110263715
Also in: 2.12.2 3.13.8
Danaus (Δαναός) person
Lynceus (Λυγκεύς) person Q1215711
Hypermnestra (Ὑπερμήστρα) person
Abae (Ἄβαι) place Q304823
Argos (Ἄργος) place Q13533353
Elateia (Ἐλάτεια) place Q1235347
Opount (Ὀποῦνς) place Q775959
Orchomenus (Ὀρχομενός) place Q13574822
Hyampolis (Ὑάμπολις) place Q1534902
Phocis (Φωκίς) place Q2637650
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