Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.3.3

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Passage 5.3.3: Augeas's death and the succession of Agasthenes, Amphimachus, and Thalpius in Elis

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Φυλέως δέ, ὡς τὰ ἐν τῇ Ἤλιδι κατεστήσατο, αὖθις ἐς Δουλίχιον ἀποχωρήσαντος, Αὐγέαν μὲν τὸ χρεὼν ἐπέλαβε προήκοντα ἐς γῆρας, βασιλείαν δὲ τὴν Ἠλείων Ἀγασθένης ἔσχεν ὁ Αὐγέου καὶ Ἀμφίμαχός τε καὶ Θάλπιος· Ἄκτορος γὰρ τοῖς παισὶν ἀδελφὰς ἐσαγαγομένοις διδύμας ἐς τὸν οἶκον, Δεξαμενοῦ θυγατέρας ἐν Ὠλένῳ βασιλεύοντος, τῷ μὲν ἐκ Θηρονίκης Ἀμφίμαχος, Εὐρύτῳ δὲ ἐκ Θηραιφόνης ἐγεγόνει Θάλπιος.

English Translation

When Phyleus, after establishing affairs in Elis, retired again to Dulichium, Augeas met his destined end, advanced in old age. Then Agasthenes, son of Augeas, received the kingship of the Eleans along with Amphimachus and Thalpius. For the sons of Actor had brought as wives into their house twin sisters, daughters of Dexamenus, who reigned at Olenus; and from Theronice was born Amphimachus, while Thalpius was born to Eurytus from Theraephone.

Proper Nouns

Eleans (Ἠλεῖοι) other
Augeas (Αὐγεύς) person Q3629529
Dexamenos (Δεξαμενός) person Q1207186
Also in: 7.18.1
Eurytus (Εὔρυτος) person Q1378597
Thalpius (Θάλπιος) person
Theraiphone (Θηραιφόνη) person
Theronike (Θηρονίκη) person
Phyleus (Φυλεύς) person
Also in: 5.3.1
Agasthenes (Ἀγασθένης) person
Also in: 5.3.4
Amphimachus (Ἀμφίμαχος) person
Also in: 5.3.4
Actor (Ἄκτωρ) person
Dulichium (Δουλίχιον) place Q3038108
Elis (Ἦλις) place Q217667
Olenus (Ὤλενος) place Q11939304
Also in: 7.6.1
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