Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.36.10

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Passage 10.36.10: Tomb of the sons of Iphitus by a roofed well.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστι δὲ ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀγορὰν ἐν φρέατι ὕδατος πηγή· σκέπη δὲ ἀπὸ ἡλίου τῷ φρέατι ὄροφός τε καὶ ἀνέχοντες τὸν ὄροφον κίονες. ἔστι δὲ οὐ πολὺ ἀνωτέρω τοῦ φρέατος λίθοις τοῖς ἐπιτυχοῦσιν ᾠκοδομημένον μνῆμα· ταφῆναι δέ φασιν ἐνταῦθα τοὺς Ἰφίτου παῖδας, τὸν μὲν ἀνασωθέντα ἐξ Ἰλίου καὶ ἀποθανόντα ἐν τῇ οἰκείᾳ, Σχεδίῳ δὲ ἐν μὲν γῇ τῇ Τρῳάδι τὴν τελευτὴν συμβῆναι λέγουσιν, ἀχθῆναι δὲ οἴκαδε καὶ τούτου τὰ ὀστᾶ.

English Translation

Above the marketplace there is a spring of water in a well, and the well has a roof and columns supporting the roof to provide shade from the sun. Not far above the well is a tomb constructed of stones gathered at random. They say that here the sons of Iphitus were buried: one, having returned safely from Ilium, died at home, while Schedius, they say, met his end in Trojan territory, but his bones also were brought back home.

Proper Nouns

Schedios (Σχεδίος) person
Also in: 10.4.2 10.30.8
Iphitus (Ἰφίτος) person
Also in: 4.1.4
Troad (Τρῳάς) place Q2454671
Ilium (Ἴλιον) place Q22647
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