Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.20.10

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Passage 3.20.10: The statue of Modesty dedicated by Icarius after Penelope departed with Odysseus.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τὸ δὲ ἄγαλμα τῆς Αἰδοῦς τριάκοντά που στάδια ἀπέχον τῆς πόλεως Ἰκαρίου μὲν ἀνάθημα εἶναι, ποιηθῆναι δὲ ἐπὶ λόγῳ φασὶ τοιῷδε. ὅτʼ ἔδωκεν Ὀδυσσεῖ Πηνελόπην γυναῖκα Ἰκάριος, ἐπειρᾶτο μὲν κατοικίσαι καὶ αὐτὸν Ὀδυσσέα ἐν Λακεδαίμονι, διαμαρτάνων δὲ ἐκείνου δεύτερα τὴν θυγατέρα ἱκέτευε καταμεῖναι καὶ ἐξορμωμένης ἐς Ἰθάκην ἐπακολουθῶν τῷ ἅρματι ἐδεῖτο.

English Translation

The statue of Modesty stands about thirty stades from the city; it is said to be a dedication of Icarius, and was made upon the following occasion. When Icarius gave his daughter Penelope to Odysseus to be his wife, he first attempted to persuade Odysseus himself to settle in Lacedaemon; but when he failed in this, he begged his daughter earnestly to remain. When she left for Ithaca, he followed her chariot, entreating her to stay.

Proper Nouns

Aidos (Αἰδώς) deity Q404076
Also in: 1.17.1 3.20.11
Penelope (Πηνελόπη) person
Icarius (Ἰκάριος) person
Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς) person
Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων) place Q5690 Pleiades
Ithaca (Ἰθάκη) place Q187471
Also in: 4.1.3 8.14.6
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