Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.4.2

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Passage 10.4.2: The enclosure of Panopeus and its Homeric associations

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Πανοπέων δὲ τὸν ἀρχαῖον θεώμενοι περίβολον ἑπτὰ εἶναι σταδίων μάλιστα εἰκάζομεν· ὑπῄει τε ἐπῶν ἡμᾶς τῶν Ὁμήρου μνήμη ὧν ἐποίησεν ἐς Τιτυόν, καλλίχορον τῶν Πανοπέων ὀνομάσας τὴν πόλιν, καὶ ὡς ἐν τῇ μάχῃ τῇ τε ἐπὶ τῷ Πατρόκλου νεκρῷ καὶ Σχεδίον τὸν Ἰφίτου βασιλεύοντα Φωκέων καὶ ἀποθανόντα ὑφʼ Ἕκτορος κατοικεῖν εἶπεν ἐν τῷ Πανοπεῖ. τοῦτο μὲν δὴ ἐφαίνετο ἡμῖν ἔχειν αἰτίαν, φόβῳ τῶν Βοιωτῶν ---κατὰ γὰρ τοῦτό ἐστιν ἐκ τῆς Βοιωτίας ἡ ἐς τὴν Φωκίδα ἐσβολὴ ῥᾴστη---ἐνταῦθα οἰκεῖν τὸν βασιλέα ἅτε φρουρίῳ τῷ Πανοπεῖ χρώμενον·

English Translation

Observing the ancient enclosure of Panopeus, we estimated its circuit to be about seven stades. We recalled Homer's verses concerning Tityos, in which he named the city of the people of Panopeus "famed for dancing," as well as how in the battle over the body of Patroclus he described Schedios, the son of Iphitos, king of the Phocians, who was slain by Hector, as dwelling in Panopeus. This fact indeed seemed reasonable to us, as the king would have resided in Panopeus and used it as a fortress, out of fear of the Boeotians—for at this very spot the easiest route from Boeotia into Phocis lies.

Proper Nouns

Boeotians (Βοιωτοί) other
Phocians (Φωκεύς) other
Also in: 7.7.6
Patroclus (Πάτροκλος) person
Schedios (Σχεδίος) person
Also in: 10.30.8 10.36.10
Tityos (Τιτυός) person
Hector (Ἕκτωρ) person
Iphitos (Ἴφιτος) person
Homer (Ὅμηρος) person
Boeotia (Βοιωτία) place Q187570
Panopeus (Πανοπεύς) place Q2002148
Phocis (Φωκίς) place Q2637650
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