Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.3.6

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Passage 5.3.6: Oxylus, who guided the Dorians' sea voyage and was granted the land of Elis.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Κρεσφόντου δὲ συμφρονήσαντος ὡς ἐς τοῦτον τὸν ἄνδρα ἔχοι τὸ μάντευμα, οὕτως ᾠκειώσαντο αὐτὸν οἱ Δωριεῖς. ὁ δὲ σφᾶς ναυσὶν ἐκέλευεν ἐς Πελοπόννησον κατιέναι μηδὲ στρατῷ πεζῷ διὰ τοῦ ἰσθμοῦ πειρᾶσθαι. ταῦτά τε δὴ παρῄνεσε καὶ ἅμα τὸν ἐς Μολύκριον ἐκ Ναυπάκτου πλοῦν καθηγήσατο αὐτοῖς· οἱ δὲ ἀντὶ τούτου δεηθέντι τὴν Ἠλείαν γῆν συνέθεντο αὐτῷ δώσειν. ὁ δὲ ἀνὴρ ἦν Ὄξυλος Αἵμονος τοῦ Θόαντος· Θόας δὲ ἦν οὗτος ὃς καὶ τοῖς Ἀτρέως παισὶν ἀρχὴν συγκαθεῖλε τὴν Πριάμου, γενεαὶ δὲ ἀπὸ Θόαντος ἀνήκουσιν ἓξ ἐς Αἰτωλὸν τὸν Ἐνδυμίωνος.

English Translation

Since Cresphontes also agreed that the oracle referred to this man, accordingly the Dorians entered into friendly relations with him. He advised them to sail to the Peloponnesus in ships and not attempt passage through the Isthmus with a land army. Not only did he offer this counsel, but he also guided them on the voyage from Naupactus to Molycrium. In return for this favor, at his request, they agreed to give him the land of Elis. This man was Oxylus, son of Haimon, the son of Thoas. This Thoas was the very one who joined with the sons of Atreus in overthrowing the kingdom of Priam. Counting back from Thoas, there are six generations ascending to Aetolus, the son of Endymion.

Proper Nouns

Aetolians (Αἰτωλός) person
Aemon (Αἴμων) person
Also in: 5.4.6
Dorians (Δωριεῖς) person
Thoas (Θόας) person
Cresphontes (Κρεσφόντης) person
Priam (Πρίαμος) person
Atreus (Ἀτρεύς) person
Endymion (Ἐνδυμίων) person
Oxylus (Ὄξυλος) person
Molycrion (Μολύκριον) place
Naupactus (Ναύπακτος) place Q56398924
Peloponnese (Πελοπόννησος) place Q78967
Elis (Ἠλεία) place Q6536845
Isthmus (Ἰσθμός) place Q215200
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