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 Electra and Coeus flow there. Perhaps one might relate these names to Electra, daughter of Atlas, and Coeus, father of Leto; or else Electra and Coeus could have been local heroes.

Proper Nouns

Coios (or Koios) (Κοῖος) other
Electra (Ἠλέκτρα) other
Coios (or Koios) (Κοῖος) person
Leto (Λητώ) person
Atlas (Ἄτλας) person
Electra (Ἠλέκτρα) person
Kyparissia (Κυπαρισσία) place Q1026705 Pleiades
Polichne (Πολίχνη) place Q48781606
Andania (Ἀνδανία) place Q2537068 Pleiades
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