Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.34.8

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Passage 4.34.8: Kolonides: an Attic-founded town led by Kolainos guided by a crested lark.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τῇ Κορωναίων δὲ πόλει ἐστὶν ὅμορος Κολωνίδες· οἱ δὲ ἐνταῦθα οὐ Μεσσήνιοί φασιν εἶναι, ἀλλὰ ἐκ τῆς Ἀττικῆς ἀγαγεῖν σφᾶς Κόλαινον λέγουσι, Κολαίνῳ δὲ κόρυδον τὴν ὄρνιθα ἐκ μαντεύματος ἐς τὴν ἀποικίαν ἡγήσασθαι. ἔμελλον δὲ ἄρα διάλεκτόν τε ἀνὰ χρόνον καὶ ἔθη μεταμαθήσεσθαι τὰ Δωριέων. κεῖται δὲ τὸ πόλισμα αἱ Κολωνίδες ἐπὶ ὑψηλοῦ, μικρὸν ἀπὸ θαλάσσης.

English Translation

Next to the territory of Korone lies the town of Kolonides. The inhabitants here assert that they are not Messenians; rather, they say they were guided from Attica by Kolainos. According to an oracle, Kolainos was led to the colony by a crested lark, his chosen bird. Nevertheless, through time they inevitably altered both their dialect and customs to those of the Dorians. The settlement of Kolonides stands upon a height, a short distance from the sea.

Proper Nouns

Dorians (Δωριεῖς) person
Kolainos (Κόλαινός) person
Messenians (Μεσσήνιοι) person
Kolonides (Κολωνίδες) place Q48781603
Also in: 4.34.12
Koronai (Κορωναί) place Q108595519
Attica (Ἀττική) place Q122443
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