Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.22.11

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Passage 3.22.11: The city of Boiai, founded by Boios from three older cities

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐσέχει δὲ μετὰ τὴν ἄκραν Βοιατικὸς καλούμενος κόλπος, καὶ Βοιαὶ πόλις πρὸς τῷ πέρατί ἐστι τοῦ κόλπου. ταύτην ᾤκισε μὲν Βοιὸς τῶν Ἡρακλειδῶν, συναγαγεῖν δὲ ἄνδρας ἀπὸ τριῶν ἐς αὐτὴν λέγεται πόλεων, Ἤτιδος καὶ Ἀφροδισιάδος καὶ Σίδης. τῶν δὲ πόλεων τῶν ἀρχαίων τὰς μὲν δύο ἐς Ἰταλίαν φεύγοντα Αἰνείαν καὶ ὑπὸ πνευμάτων ἀπενεχθέντα ἐς τοῦτον τὸν κόλπον οἰκίσαι φασί, τὴν Ἠτιάδα Αἰνείου θυγατέρα λέγοντες εἶναι· τὴν τρίτην δὲ κληθῆναι τῶν πόλεων λέγουσιν ἀπὸ τῆς Δαναοῦ Σίδης.

English Translation

Beyond the headland lies the bay called the Boiatic Gulf, and at the farthest end of this bay stands the city of Boiai. This city was founded by Boios, one of the Heracleidae, who is said to have gathered inhabitants into it from three cities: Etis, Aphrodisias, and Side. Of these ancient cities, it is said that Aeneas, fleeing to Italy and driven by storms into this gulf, established two, naming Etis after his daughter Aineias. The third city, they claim, was named after Side, the daughter of Danaus.

Proper Nouns

Aeneas (Αἰνείας) person
Aineus (Αἰνεύς) person
Boios (Βοῖος) person Q891049
Danaus (Δαναός) person
Heracleidae (Ἡρακλεῖδαι) person
Etias (Ἠτιάς) person
Aphrodisias (Ἀφροδισιάς) place Q15223793
Also in: 8.12.8
Boiai (Βοιαί) place Q11909406
Boiaticus (Βοιατικός) place Q20000017
Etis (Ἤτις) place
Also in: 3.22.13 8.12.8
Italy (Ἰταλία) place Q913582
Side (Σίδη) place
Also in: 8.28.3
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