Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.6.7

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Passage 10.6.7: Phemonoe's prophecy of Apollo's vengeance on the despoiler of Parnassus

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

καὶ ἡ Φημονόη πρόμαντις τηνικαῦτα οὖσα ἐν ἑξαμέτρῳ σφίσιν ἔχρησεν· ἀγχοῦ δὴ βαρὺν ἰὸν ἐπʼ ἀνέρι Φοῖβος ἐφήσει σίντῃ Παρνησσοῖο· φόνου δέ ἑ Κρήσιοι ἄνδρες χεῖρας ἁγιστεύ ς ουσι· τὸ δὲ κλέος οὔ ποτʼ ὀλεῖται.

English Translation

And Phemonoe, who was then the prophetess, spoke to them in hexameter verse: "Now indeed Phoebus shall soon shoot a grievous arrow against a man Who despoils the sanctuary of Parnassus. Cretan men shall cleanse their hands from his blood; Yet his fame shall never perish."

Proper Nouns

Phoebus (Φοῖβος) deity
Kresios (Κρήσιος) person
Also in: 2.23.7 2.23.8
Phemonoe (Φημονόη) person
Also in: 10.5.7 10.12.10
Parnassus (Παρνασσός) place Q105261
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