Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.35.5

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Passage 10.35.5: Hyampolis settled by the Hyantes, Theban refugees who came with Kadmos.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐπανελθόντα δὲ ἐς τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν ἐς Ὀποῦντα εὐθεῖαν Ὑάμπολις τὸ ἀπὸ τούτου σε ἐκδέξεται. τῶν δὲ ἐνταῦθα ἀνθρώπων καὶ αὐτὸ κατηγορεῖ τὸ ὄνομα οἵτινες ἦσαν ἐξ ἀρχῆς καὶ ὁπόθεν ἐξαναστάντες ἀφίκοντο ἐς ταύτην τὴν χώραν· Ὕαντες γὰρ οἱ ἐκ Θηβῶν Κάδμον καὶ τὸν σὺν ἐκείνῳ φυγόντες στρατὸν ἀφίκοντο ἐνταῦθα. τὰ μὲν δὴ ἀρχαιότερα ὑπὸ τῶν προσχώρων ἐκαλοῦντο Ὑάντων πόλις, χρόνῳ μέντοι ὕστερον Ὑάμπολιν ἐξενίκησεν ὀνομασθῆναι.

English Translation

Returning again to the direct road leading to Opous, you next reach Hyampolis. The name itself indicates clearly who its first inhabitants were and from where they migrated to this land; for Hyantes from Thebes, those who fled with Kadmos and his army, came hither. In more ancient times the neighboring peoples called it the city of the Hyantes, but later, with the passing of time, the name Hyampolis prevailed.

Proper Nouns

Kadmos (Κάδμος) person
Hyantes (Ὕαντες) person
Also in: 9.5.1
Thebes (Θῆβαι) place Q11225429
Opous (Ὀποῦς) place Q771434
Also in: 10.1.2
Hyampolis (Ὑάμπολις) place Q1534902
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