Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.19.9

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Passage 3.19.9: Temple of Menelaus at Therapne; burial site and rival accounts of Helen.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

Θεράπνη δὲ ὄνομα μὲν τῷ χωρίῳ γέγονεν ἀπὸ τῆς Λέλεγος θυγατρός, Μενελάου δέ ἐστιν ἐν αὐτῇ ναός, καὶ Μενέλαον καὶ Ἑλένην ἐνταῦθα ταφῆναι λέγουσιν. Ῥόδιοι δὲ οὐχ ὁμολογοῦντες Λακεδαιμονίοις φασὶν Ἑλένην Μενελάου τελευτήσαντος, Ὀρέστου δὲ ἔτι πλανωμένου, τηνικαῦτα ὑπὸ Νικοστράτου καὶ Μεγαπένθους διωχθεῖσαν ἐς Ῥόδον ἀφικέσθαι Πολυξοῖ τῇ Τληπολέμου γυναικὶ ἔχουσαν ἐπιτηδείως·

English Translation

Therapne received its name from the daughter of Lelex. There is a temple of Menelaus here, and they say both Menelaus and Helen were buried in this spot. However, the Rhodians disagreeing with the Lacedaemonians say that after Menelaus' death, and while Orestes was still wandering, Helen was driven into exile at that time by Nicostratus and Megapenthes, came to Rhodes, as she had a close friendship with Polyxo, the wife of Tlepolemus.

Proper Nouns

Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) other
Rhodians (Ῥόδιοι) other
Lelegos (Λέλεγος) person
Megapenthes (Μεγαπένθης) person
Menelaus (Μενέλαος) person
Nikostratos (Νικόστρατος) person
Polyxo (Πολυξώ) person
Also in: 3.19.10
Tlepolemus (Τληπολέμος) person
Also in: 3.19.10
Helen (Ἑλένη) person
Orestes (Ὀρέστης) person
Therapne (Θεράπνη) place Q15940498
Rhodes (Ῥόδος) place Q13533316
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