Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.25.1

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Passage 3.25.1: The river Scyras and the city Pyrrhichus.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

προελθόντι δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ μνήματος ἐκδίδωσιν ἐς θάλασσαν ποταμός, ὄνομα δέ οἱ Σκύρας, ὅτι κατὰ τοῦτον ἀνώνυμον τέως ὄντα Πύρρος ὁ Ἀχιλλέως ἔσχε ταῖς ναυσίν, ἡνίκα ἐπὶ τὸν Ἑρμιόνης γάμον ἔπλευσεν ἐκ Σκύρου. διαβάντων δὲ τὸν ποταμὸν ἔστιν ἱερὸν ἀρχαῖον ἀπωτέρω Διὸς βωμοῦ. τοῦ ποταμοῦ δὲ σταδίους τεσσαράκοντα ἀπέχει Πύρριχος ἐν μεσογαίᾳ. τὸ δὲ ὄνομα τῇ πόλει γενέσθαι φασὶν ἀπὸ Πύρρου τοῦ Ἀχιλλέως, οἱ δὲ εἶναι θεὸν Πύρριχον τῶν καλουμένων

English Translation

After passing forward from the tomb, a river flows into the sea; it is called Scyras, because Pyrrhus son of Achilles once anchored his ships there, at which time he sailed from Scyros for his marriage with Hermione. After crossing the river, at some distance further is an ancient sanctuary of Zeus, with an altar. Forty stadia inland from the river lies Pyrrhichus. They say that the city took its name from Pyrrhus son of Achilles, but some claim Pyrrhichus was one of those called gods.

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity
Pyrrhichos (Πύρριχος) deity
Pyrrhus (Πύρρος) person
Achilles (Ἀχιλλεύς) person
Hermione (Ἑρμιόνη) person
Pyrrhichos (Πύρριχος) place Q7263760
Also in: 3.21.7
Skyra (Σκύρα) place
Skyros (Σκύρος) place Q134691227
Also in: 3.3.7
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