Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.21.2

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Passage 4.21.2: Aristomenes and allies lead a rescue against hidden enemies.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

πρῶτοι δὲ ᾔσθοντο ἔνδον τῶν πολεμίων ὄντων καὶ ἐβοήθουν ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς πρῶτοι Γόργος τε ὁ Ἀριστομένους καὶ Ἀριστομένης αὐτὸς Θέοκλός τε ὁ μάντις καὶ Μάντικλος ὁ Θεόκλου, σὺν δὲ αὐτοῖς Εὐεργετίδας ἀνὴρ καὶ ἄλλως ἐν Μεσσήνῃ τιμώμενος καὶ διὰ τὴν γυναῖκα ἐπὶ πλέον ἀξιώματος ἥκων· ἀδελφὴν γὰρ εἶχεν Ἀριστομένους Ἁγναγόραν. τότε δὲ οἱ μὲν ἄλλοι, συνιέντες ὡς ἐν δικτύοις εἰσὶν ἐσχημένοι, ὅμως καὶ ἐκ τῶν παρόντων εἶχόν τινα ἐλπίδα·

English Translation

The first who perceived that the enemies were within and who led the rescue against them were Gorgus, son of Aristomenes, Aristomenes himself, Theoclus the seer, and Manticlus, son of Theoclus, together with them Euergitidas—a man otherwise honored in Messene, but further exalted on account of his wife, for he had married Aristomenes' sister, Hagnagora. The rest, despite realizing that they were caught as if in a net, nevertheless maintained some hope even in their desperate circumstances.

Proper Nouns

Gorgos (Γόργος) person Q20851109
Euergetidas (Εὐεργετίδας) person
Also in: 4.23.2
Theoklos (Θέοκλος) person Q31790263
Mantiklos (Μάντικλος) person
Aristomenes (Ἀριστομένης) person
Hagnagora (Ἁγναγόρα) person
Also in: 4.24.1
Messene (Μεσσήνη) place Q1022117
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