Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.29.4

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Passage 2.29.4: Genealogies of the Aeacidae.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

γεγόνασι δὲ ἀπὸ μὲν Πηλέως οἱ ἐν Ἠπείρῳ βασιλεῖς, Τελαμῶνος δὲ τῶν παίδων Αἴαντος μέν ἐστιν ἀφανέστερον γένος οἷα ἰδιωτεύσαντος ἀνθρώπου, πλὴν ὅσον Μιλτιάδης, ὃς Ἀθηναίοις ἐς Μαραθῶνα ἡγήσατο, καὶ Κίμων ὁ Μιλτιάδου προῆλθον ἐς δόξαν· οἱ δὲ Τευκρίδαι βασιλεῖς διέμειναν Κυπρίων ἄρχοντες ἐς Εὐαγόραν. Φώκῳ δὲ Ἄσιος ὁ τὰ ἔπη ποιήσας γενέσθαι φησὶ Πανοπέα καὶ Κρῖσον· καὶ Πανοπέως μὲν ἐγένετο Ἐπειὸς ὁ τὸν ἵππον τὸν δούρειον, ὡς Ὅμηρος ἐποίησεν, ἐργασάμενος, Κρίσου δὲ ἦν ἀπόγονος τρίτος Πυλάδης, Στροφίου τε ὢν τοῦ Κρίσου καὶ Ἀναξιβίας ἀδελφῆς Ἀγαμέμνονος. γένη μὲν τοσαῦτα τῶν καλουμένων Αἰακιδῶν, ἐξεχώρησε δὲ ἑτέρωσε ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς.

English Translation

From Peleus arose the line of kings in Epirus; but from among the sons of Telamon, Ajax's lineage is rather obscure, as its members lived as common citizens, with the exception of Miltiades, who commanded the Athenians at Marathon, and his son Cimon, who rose to fame. On the other hand, the descendants of Teucer remained kings, ruling Cyprus down to Evagoras. As for Phocus, Asius, the epic poet, claims that he fathered Panopeus and Crisus; and from Panopeus was born Epeius, who, as Homer relates, constructed the wooden horse. Meanwhile, from Crisus, in the third generation, came Pylades, son of Strophius, who was himself the son of Crisus and of Anaxibia, Agamemnon’s sister. Such are the genealogies of the so-called Aeacidae; but let us now turn to another subject from our original inquiry.

Proper Nouns

Aeacids (Αἰακίδαι) other
Cypriots (Κύπριοι) other
Also in: 1.7.1 10.31.2
Athenians (Ἀθῆναι) other
Also in: 10.15.1
Ajax (Αἴας) person Q14566703
Evagoras (Εὐαγόρας) person Q463301
Cimon (Κίμων) person
Crisus (Κρῖσος) person
Also in: 8.48.1
Miltiades (Μιλτιάδης) person
Panopeus (Πανοπέας) person
Peleus (Πηλεύς) person
Pylades (Πυλάδης) person
Strophius (Στροφίος) person
Telamon (Τελαμῶν) person
Also in: 1.28.11 1.35.2
Teucridae (Τευκρίδαι) person
Phocus (Φῶκος) person
Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων) person
Anaxibia (Ἀναξιβία) person
Asios (Ἄσιος) person
Epeios (Ἐπειός) person
Homer (Ὅμηρος) person
Marathon (Μαραθών) place Q212150 Pleiades
Epirus (Ἤπειρος) place Q11266977
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