Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.1.8

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Passage 3.1.8: Theras, founder of Thera, who renamed the island and is honored annually.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

λαβόντες λογισμὸν ὅτι Θήρᾳ μὲν ἐς αὐτὸν ἀνῄει Κάδμον τὸ γένος, οἱ δὲ ἦσαν ἀπόγονοι Μεμβλιάρου· Μεμβλίαρον δὲ ἄνδρα ὄντα τοῦ δήμου Κάδμος ἐν τῇ νήσῳ κατέλιπεν ἡγεμόνα εἶναι τῶν ἐποίκων. καὶ Θήρας μὲν τῇ τε νήσῳ μετέβαλεν ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ τὸ ὄνομα καί οἱ καὶ νῦν ἔτι οἱ Θηραῖοι κατὰ ἔτος ἐναγίζουσιν ὡς οἰκιστῇ· Προκλεῖ δὲ καὶ Εὐρυσθένει μέχρι μὲν τῆς προθυμίας τῆς ἐς τὸν Θήραν ἐς τὸ αὐτὸ συνῆλθον αἱ γνῶμαι, τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ διειστήκει σφίσιν ἐπὶ παντὶ τὰ βουλεύματα.

English Translation

Taking into consideration that on Therās himself the family line went back to Cadmus, while they themselves were descendants of Membliarus; and Membliarus was a townsman whom Cadmus had appointed leader of the settlers he left behind on the island. Therās changed the name of the island, naming it after himself, and even now the Therans, every year, offer sacrifices to him as their founder. Procles and Eurysthenes agreed with Therās only insofar as their enthusiasm toward him went, but concerning all other matters their opinions were completely at variance.

Proper Nouns

Theraians (Θηραῖοι) other
Eurysthenes (Εὐρυσθένης) person
Theras (Θήρας) person
Kadmos (Κάδμος) person
Membliaros (Μεμβλίαρος) person
Procles (Προκλῆς) person
Thera (Θήρα) place Q129296 Pleiades
island of Thera (νῆσος Θήρα) place
Also in: 3.15.6
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