Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.3.10

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Passage 2.3.10: Medea becomes queen of Corinth

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Εὔμηλος δὲ Ἥλιον ἔφη δοῦναι τὴν χώραν Ἀλωεῖ. μὲν τὴν Ἀσωπίαν, Αἰήτῃ δὲ τὴν Ἐφυραίαν· καὶ Αἰήτην ἀπιόντα ἐς Κόλχους παρακαταθέσθαι Βούνῳ τὴν γῆν, Βοῦνον δὲ Ἑρμοῦ καὶ Ἀλκιδαμείας εἶναι, καὶ ἐπεὶ Βοῦνος ἐτελεύτησεν, οὕτως Ἐπωπέα τὸν Ἀλωέως καὶ τὴν Ἐφυραίων σχεῖν ἀρχήν· Κορίνθου δὲ ὕστερον τοῦ Μαραθῶνος οὐδένα ὑπολ ε ιπομένου παῖδα, τοὺς Κορινθίους Μήδειαν μεταπεμψαμένους ἐξ Ἰωλκοῦ παραδοῦναί οἱ τὴν ἀρχήν.

English Translation

Eumelus said that Helios granted the Asopian land to Aloeus, and the region of Ephyraea to Aeëtes; and that Aeëtes, upon departing for the land of the Colchians, placed his territory in the care of Bounos, who was the son of Hermes and Alcidameia. When Bounos died, Epopeus, son of Aloeus, thus took over the rule of the Ephyraeans. Later, after Corinthus son of Marathon died without leaving any children, the Corinthians summoned Medea from Iolcus and handed over the kingship to her.

Proper Nouns

Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) deity
Helios (Ἥλιος) deity
Aeetes (Αἰήτης) person
Also in: 9.34.8
Bounos (Βοῦνος) person
Also in: 2.4.7
Eumelos (Εὔμηλος) person Q391254
Medea (Μήδεια) person
Alkidameia (Ἀλκιδαμεία) person
Aloeus (Ἀλωεύς) person
Epopeus (Ἐπωπέας) person
Corinthians (Κορίνθιοι) place Q131841385
Colchians (Κόλχοι) place Q2066979
Corinth (Κόρινθος) place Q1363688 Pleiades
Marathon (Μαραθών) place Q212150 Pleiades
Asopia (Ἀσωπία) place Q19409002 Pleiades
Also in: 2.1.1
Ephyraia (Ἐφυραία) place Q56295637
Also in: 2.1.1
Ephyraians (Ἐφύραιοι) place
Iolkos (Ἰωλκός) place Q662613
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