Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.12.1

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Passage 3.12.1: Aphetais street named for Icarius's footrace for Penelope's suitors.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἰόντι δὲ ἐκ τῆς ἀγορᾶς κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἣν Ἀφεταΐδα ὀνομάζουσι, τὰ καλούμενα Βοώνητά ἐστι· καί με ὁ λόγος ἀπαιτεῖ πρότερα εἰπεῖν τὰ ἐς τὴν ἐπίκλησιν τῆς ὁδοῦ. τοῖς μνηστῆρσιν Ἰκάριον τῆς Πηνελόπης φασὶν ἀγῶνα προθεῖναι δρόμου· καὶ ὅτι μὲν Ὀδυσσεὺς ἐκράτει, δῆλά ἐστιν, ἀφεθῆναι δὲ αὐτοὺς λέγουσιν ἐς τὸν δρόμον διὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ τῆς Ἀφεταΐδος.

English Translation

As one goes from the marketplace along the street called Aphetaïs, there is a place known as the Boöneta. Here my narrative requires me first to explain the origin of the name of this street. It is said that Icarius set up a footrace for the suitors of Penelope, and it is clear that Odysseus won this race. They also say that the runners were started along this very road, which for that reason is called Aphetaïs ("Starting-Place Road").

Proper Nouns

Penelope (Πηνελόπη) person
Icarius (Ἰκάριος) person
Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς) person
Booneta (Βοώνητα) place
Also in: 3.12.3
Aphētis (Ἀφεταΐς) place
Also in: 3.12.5 3.12.8
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