Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.34.12

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Passage 4.34.12: Asine and nearby headland Akritas with the island Theganoussa and harbor Phoinikous.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

κεῖται δὲ ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ καὶ αὐτὴ κατὰ τὰ αὐτὰ τῇ ποτὲ ἐν μοίρᾳ τῇ Ἀργολίδι Ἀσίνῃ· σταδίων δὲ τεσσαράκοντά ἐστιν ἐκ Κολωνίδων ἐς αὐτὴν ὁδός, τοσαύτη δὲ καὶ ἐκ τῆς Ἀσίνης πρὸς τὸν Ἀκρίταν καλούμενον. ἀνέχει δὲ ἐς θάλασσαν ὁ Ἀκρίτας, καὶ νῆσος Θηγανοῦσσά ἐστιν ἔρημος πρὸ αὐτοῦ· μετὰ δὲ τὸν Ἀκρίταν λιμήν τε Φοινικοῦς καὶ νῆσοι κατʼ αὐτὸν Οἰνοῦσσαι.

English Translation

Asine also lies by the sea and occupies a position similar to that formerly held by Asine in Argolis. The journey from Kolonides to Asine is forty stades; a similarly long road runs from Asine to the headland called Akritas. Akritas projects into the sea, and before it lies an uninhabited island named Theganoussa. Beyond Akritas are the harbor Phoinikous and the islands called Oinoussai, lying opposite it.

Proper Nouns

Theganoussa (Θηγανοῦσσα) place Q2512852
Kolonides (Κολωνίδες) place Q48781603
Also in: 4.34.8
Oinoussai (Οἰνοῦσσαι) place Q16328073
Phoinikous (Φοινικοῦς) place Q127431029
Akritas (Ἀκρίτας) place Q19983410
Argolis (Ἀργολίς) place Q12649101
Asine (Ἀσίνη) place Q1154474
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