Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.30.5

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Passage 2.30.5: Troezenian tradition: Horus born there; Althepus renames the land Althepia.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

Αἰγίνης μὲν δὴ Αἰακοῦ ἕνεκα καὶ ἔργων ὁπόσα ἀπεδείξατο ἐς τοσόνδε ἔστω μνήμη· τῆς δὲ Ἐπιδαυρίας ἔχονται Τροιζήνιοι, σεμνύνοντες εἴπερ καὶ ἄλλοι τινὲς τὰ ἐγχώρια· φασὶ δὲ Ὦρον γενέσθαι σφίσιν ἐν τῇ γῆ πρῶτον. ἐμοὶ μὲν οὖν Αἰγύπτιον φαίνεται καὶ οὐδαμῶς Ἑλληνικὸν ὄνομα Ὦρος εἶναι· βασιλεῦσαι δʼ οὖν φασιν αὐτὸν καὶ Ὠραίαν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ καλεῖσθαι τὴν γῆν, Ἄλθηπον δὲ Ποσειδῶνος παῖδα καὶ Ληίδος τῆς Ὤρου, παραλαβόντα μετὰ Ὦρον τὴν ἀρχήν, Ἀλθηπίαν ὀνομάσαι τὴν γῆν.

English Translation

So much then for Aegina, commemorated thus far on account of Aeacus and the deeds he accomplished. Next to Epidauria lie the lands of the Troezenians, who proudly uphold their local traditions as much as any others do. They assert that in their land Horus was first born. But to me the name Horus seems clearly Egyptian and in no way Greek. Nevertheless, they say that he ruled as king, and from him their country was named Oraia (Horeia); and afterwards Althepus, son of Poseidon and Leïs, daughter of Horus, shared the sovereignty with Horus and renamed the land Althepia.

Proper Nouns

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) deity
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) other
Aeacus (Αἰακός) person
Leïs (Ληίς) person
Troezenians (Τροιζήνιος) person
Althepos (Ἄλθηπος) person
Also in: 2.30.7
Oros (Ὦρος) person
Aegina (Αἴγινα) place Q191082
Althepia (Ἀλθηπία) place Q19985817
Epidaurus (Ἐπίδαυρος) place Q233576
Oraia (Ὠραία) place Q21588560 Pleiades
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