Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.4.7

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Passage 10.4.7: Daulis: its location, noted tall warriors, and competing origins of its name.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

οὗτος μὲν δὴ ταῦτα ἔλεγεν, Πανοπέως δὲ ὅσον στάδια εἴκοσι καὶ ἑπτὰ ἀπέχει Δαυλίς. οἱ δὲ ἐνταῦθα ἄνθρωποι πλῆθος μέν εἰσιν οὐ πολλοί, μεγέθει δὲ καὶ ἀλκῇ καὶ ἐς ἐμὲ ἔτι δοκιμώτατοι Φωκέων. τὸ δὲ ὄνομα τῇ πόλει τεθῆναι λέγουσιν ἀπὸ Δαυλίδος νύμφης, θυγατέρα δὲ εἶναι τοῦ Κηφισοῦ τὴν Δαυλίδα. τοῖς δέ ἐστιν εἰρημένον ὡς τὸ χωρίον, ἔνθα ἡ πόλις ᾠκίσθη, παρείχετο συνεχῆ δένδρα, καλεῖσθαι δὲ τὰ δασέα ὑπὸ τῶν πάλαι δαῦλα· ἐπὶ τούτῳ δὲ καὶ Αἰσχύλον τὰ Γλαύκου τοῦ Ἀνθηδονίου γένεια ὑπήνην ὠνομακέναι δαῦλον.

English Translation

This, indeed, is what he said; Daulis is about twenty-seven stades distant from Panopeus. The people of Daulis are not numerous, but even in my day they were esteemed among the Phocians for their stature and valor. They say the name of the city comes from the nymph Daulis, who was reputedly a daughter of Cephisus. Others, however, claim that the place where the city was founded was once thickly wooded, and that in ancient times dense forests were called "daula." It was on this account that Aeschylus also described the beard of Glaucus from Anthedon as "daulon," meaning thickly wooded.

Proper Nouns

Kephisos (Κηφισός) deity
Also in: 1.34.3 10.33.4
Aeschylus (Αἰσχύλος) person Q40939
Glaukos (Γλαῦκος) person Q20002632
Daulis (Δαυλίς) person Q5228027
Phocian (Φωκεύς) person
Anthedonius (Ἀνθηδόνιος) person
Daulis (Δαυλίς) place Q1172948
Panopeus (Πανοπέευς) place Q2002148
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