Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.15.5

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Passage 3.15.5: Heracles avenges Oeonus by defeating Hippocoön and his sons

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τοῦτο Ἡρακλέα μάλιστα ἐξηγρίωσεν ἐς Ἱπποκόωντα καὶ τοὺς παῖδας· αὐτίκα δὲ ὡς ὀργῆς εἶχε χωρεῖ σφισιν ἐς μάχην. τότε μὲν δὴ τιτρώσκεται καὶ λαθὼν ἀπεχώρησεν· ὕστερον δὲ ἐξεγένετό οἱ στρατεύσαντι ἐς Σπάρτην τιμωρήσασθαι μὲν Ἱπποκόωντα, τιμωρήσασθαι δὲ καὶ τοὺς παῖδας τοῦ Οἰωνοῦ φόνου. τὸ δὲ μνῆμα τῷ Οἰωνῷ πεποίηται παρὰ τὸ Ἡρακλεῖον.

English Translation

This especially inflamed Heracles against Hippocoön and his sons, and immediately, in his anger, he moved to fight against them. On that occasion he was wounded, and secretly withdrew. Later, however, when he marched upon Sparta with an army, he succeeded in avenging himself upon Hippocoön, and also avenged the death of Oeonus's sons. The tomb of Oeonus was erected near the sanctuary of Heracles.

Proper Nouns

Oionos (Οἰωνός) person
Also in: 3.15.4
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Hippocoön (Ἱπποκόων) person
Sparta (Σπάρτη) place Q5690 Pleiades
Heracleion (Ἡρακλεῖον) place Q134037053
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