Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.25.2

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Passage 3.25.2: Silenus reared at Malea, locally named Pyrrhichus.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

Κουρήτων· εἰσὶ δὲ οἳ Σιληνὸν ἐκ Μαλέας ἐλθόντα ἐνταῦθα λέγουσιν οἰκῆσαι. τραφῆναι μὲν δὴ τὸν Σιληνὸν ἐν τῇ Μαλέᾳ δηλοῖ καὶ τάδε ἐξ ᾄσματος Πινδάρου ὁ ζαμενὴς δὲ ὁ χοροιτύπος, ὃν Μαλέας ὄρος ἔθρεψε, Ναΐδος ἀκοίτας, Σιληνός· Pindar, Frag. 156(Schroeder) ὡς δὲ καὶ Πύρριχος ὄνομα ἦν αὐτῷ, Πινδάρῳ μὲν οὐκ ἔστιν εἰρημένον, λέγουσι δὲ οἱ περὶ τὴν Μαλέαν οἰκοῦντες.

English Translation

Of the Curetes: there are some who say Silenus came here from Malea and made his dwelling in this place. That Silenus was indeed reared in Malea is made clear by these verses from a poem by Pindar: "The mighty dancer, whom Mount Malea nurtured, husband of the Naiad, Silenus." (Pindar, Frag. 156 Schroeder). But that he also had the name Pyrrhichus, though not mentioned by Pindar, is asserted by those who dwell around Malea.

Proper Nouns

Naiad (Ναΐς) deity
Curetes (Κουρῆτες) other
Also in: 5.14.9
Pindar (Pindar) person Q134929
Pindar (Πίνδαρος) person
Pyrrhichus (Πύρριχος) person
Silenus (Σειληνός) person
Also in: 1.4.5 2.22.9
Malea (Μαλέα) place Q1471621
Also in: 3.23.2 8.27.4
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