Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.6.1

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Passage 2.6.1: Epopeus takes the throne, triggering an invasion sparked by Antiope.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

Κόρακος δὲ ἀποθανόντος ἄπαιδος ὑπὸ τοῦτον τὸν καιρὸν Ἐπωπεὺς ἀφικόμενος ἐκ Θεσσαλίας ἔσχε τὴν ἀρχήν. ἐπὶ τούτου βασιλεύοντος στρατόν σφισι πολέμιον λέγουσιν ἐς τὴν χώραν τότε ἐλθεῖν πρῶτον, τὰ πρὸ τοῦ πάντα τὸν χρόνον διατελέσασιν ἐν εἰρήνῃ. αἰτία δὲ ἥδε· Ἀντιόπης ἐν Ἕλλησι τῆς Νυκτέως ὄνομα ἦν ἐπὶ κάλλει, καί οἱ καὶ φήμη προσῆν Ἀσωποῦ θυγατέρα, ὃς τὴν Θηβαΐδα καὶ Πλαταιίδα ὁρίζει, καὶ οὐ Νυκτέως εἶναι.

English Translation

Upon the death of Corax, who left no children, Epopeus arrived at that time from Thessaly and took over the kingdom. They say that during his reign an enemy army first invaded their land, whereas before that time they had always lived in peace. The reason for this invasion is as follows: Antiope, daughter of Nycteus, was renowned among the Greeks for her beauty; moreover, a rumor spread that she was the daughter not of Nycteus but of Asopus, the river that forms the boundary between Theban and Plataean lands.

Proper Nouns

Asopos (Ἀσωπός) deity
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) other
Korax (Κόραξ) person
Also in: 2.5.8 6.10.7
Nycteus (Νυκτεύς) person
Also in: 2.6.2 9.5.4 9.5.5
Antiope (Ἀντιόπη) person
Epopeus (Ἐπωπεύς) person
Thessaly (Θεσσαλία) place Q1247568
Thebais (Θηβαΐς) place Q1512820
Plataeid (Πλαταιΐς) place
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