Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.33.6

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Passage 4.33.6: The ruins of Andania

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

μάλιστα ἐρείπιά ἐστιν Ἀνδανίας. καὶ ὅτι μὲν τῇ πόλει τὸ ὄνομα ἀπὸ γυναικὸς γέγονεν Ἀνδανίας, ὁμολογεῖται ὑπὸ τῶν ἐξηγητῶν· οὐ μὴν τά γε ἐς τοὺς γονέας αὐτῆς οὐδὲ τῷ συνῴκησεν ἔχω λέγειν. ἰόντων δὲ ὡς ἐπὶ Κυπαρισσιὰς ἀπὸ Ἀνδανίας Πολίχνη τέ ἐστι καλουμένη καὶ ποταμὸς Ἠλέκτρα καὶ Κοῖος ῥέουσι· τάχα δʼ ἄν τινα καὶ λόγον ἐς Ἠλέκτραν τὴν Ἄτλαντος λέγοιεν καὶ ἐς Κοῖον τὸν Λητοῦς πατέρα, ἢ καὶ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων ἡρώων εἶεν Ἠλέκτρα τε καὶ Κοῖος.

English Translation

The ruins of Andania are especially noteworthy. It is agreed among the guides that the city derived its name from a woman named Andania; however, I am unable to speak precisely concerning her parentage or to whom she was married. Going from Andania toward Cyparissiae, there is a place called Polichne, and rivers named Elektra and Coeus flow there. Perhaps one might relate these names to Elektra, daughter of Atlas, and Coeus, father of Leto; or else Elektra and Coeus could have been local heroes.

Proper Nouns

Elektra (Ἠλέκτρα) other Q131651
Coeus (Κοῖος) other
Atlas (Ἄτλας) person
Elektra (Ἠλέκτρα) person Q124168945
Coeus (Κοῖος) person Q108691396
Leto (Λητώ) person
Andania (Ἀνδανία) place Q2537068 Pleiades
Cyparissia (Κυπαρισσία) place Q1026705 Pleiades
Polichne (Πολίχνη) place Q48781606
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