Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.6.1

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Passage 10.6.1: Parnassus: eponymous hero, founder of an ancient city and inventor of bird divination.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

πόλιν δὲ ἀρχαιοτάτην οἰκισθῆναί φασιν ἐνταῦθα ὑπὸ Παρνασσοῦ, Κλεοδώρας δὲ εἶναι νύμφης παῖδα αὐτόν· καί οἱ πατέρας, καθάπερ γε καὶ ἄλλοις τῶν καλουμένων ἡρώων, Ποσειδῶνά τε θεὸν καὶ Κλεόπομπον ἄνδρα ἐπονομάζουσιν. ἀπὸ τούτου δὲ τοῦ Παρνασσοῦ τῷ τε ὄρει τὸ ὄνομα τεθῆναι λέγουσι καὶ ἀπὸ τούτου Παρνασσίαν ὀνομασθῆναι νάπην· τῶν πετομένων τε ὀρνίθων τὴν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν μαντείαν γενέσθαι Παρνασσοῦ τὸ εὕρημα.

English Translation

They say that in this place the most ancient city was founded by Parnassus, who was himself the son of the nymph Cleodora. As with others who are called heroes, they name two fathers for him: the god Poseidon and a mortal man, Cleopompus. It is said that from this Parnassus the mountain derived its name, and that the ravine itself is also called Parnassian after him. Moreover, divination by observing the flight of birds is said to have been discovered by Parnassus.

Proper Nouns

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) deity
Cleodora (Κλεοδώρα) person
Kleopompos (Κλεόπομπός) person
Parnassus (Παρνασσός) person
Parnassian (Παρνασσία) place Q335652
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