Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.22.1

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Passage 2.22.1: Tomb of the sea-women (Haliai) beside the temple of Hera Antheia

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τῆς δὲ Ἥρας ὁ ναὸς τῆς Ἀνθείας ἐστὶ τοῦ ἱεροῦ τῆς Λητοῦς ἐν δεξιᾷ καὶ πρὸ αὐτοῦ γυναικῶν τάφος. ἀπέθανον δὲ αἱ γυναῖκες ἐν μάχῃ πρὸς Ἀργείους τε καὶ Περσέα, ἀπὸ νήσων τῶν ἐν Αἰγαίῳ Διονύσῳ συνεστρατευμέναι· καὶ διὰ τοῦτο Ἁλίας αὐτὰς ἐπονομάζουσιν. ἀντικρὺ δὲ τοῦ μνήματος τῶν γυναικῶν Δήμητρός ἐστιν ἱερὸν ἐπίκλησιν Πελασγίδος ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱδρυσαμένου Πελασγοῦ τοῦ Τριόπα, καὶ οὐ πόρρω τοῦ ἱεροῦ τάφος Πελασγοῦ.

English Translation

The temple of Hera Antheia is to the right of the sanctuary of Leto, and in front of it is the tomb of certain women. These women died in battle against the Argives and Perseus, having come from the islands of the Aegean to fight alongside Dionysus. For this reason they are called "the women of the sea" (Haliai). Opposite the tomb of these women is a sanctuary of Demeter, surnamed Pelasgian after Pelasgus, son of Triopas, who founded it; and not far from the sanctuary is the tomb of Pelasgus himself.

Proper Nouns

Demeter (Δήμητρα) deity
Dionysus (Διόνυσος) deity
Leto (Λητώ) deity
Antheia (Ἀνθεία) deity
Hera (Ἥρα) deity
Pelasgid (Πελασγίς) other
Argives (Ἀργεῖοι) other
Haliai (Ἁλίαι) other
Pelasgos (Πελασγός) person
Perseus (Περσεύς) person
Triopas (Τρίοπας) person
Also in: 10.11.1
Aegean (Αἰγαῖον) place Q34575 Pleiades
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