Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.36.5

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Passage 4.36.5: Neleus' cattle grazed outside sandy Pylos.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

ἐνέμοντο δὲ ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν αἱ τοῦ Νηλέως βοῦς ἐν τῇ ὑπερορίᾳ τὰ πολλά· ὑπόψαμμός τε γάρ ἐστιν ὡς ἐπίπαν ἡ τῶν Πυλίων χώρα καὶ πόαν βουσὶν οὐχ ἱκανὴ τοσαύτην παρασχέσθαι. μαρτυρεῖ δέ μοι καὶ Ὅμηρος ἐν μνήμῃ Νέστορος ἐπιλέγων ἀεὶ βασιλέα αὐτὸν ἠμαθόεντος εἶναι Πύλου.

English Translation

But in my opinion, the cattle of Neleus generally grazed beyond the borders; for the land of the Pylians is almost entirely sandy and unable to supply enough pasture for cattle. Homer also testifies to this for me, who, whenever mentioning Nestor, always calls him king of "sandy Pylos."

Proper Nouns

Nestor (Νέστωρ) person
Neleus (Νήλεως) person
Homer (Ὅμηρος) person
Pylians (Πύλιοι) place
Pylos (Πύλος) place Q3904982
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