Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.19.5

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Passage 6.19.5: Myanes (Myonians) inscribed on a shield linked to mainland Locris

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

ἐμὲ δὲ ἐσῆλθεν ἀνάμνησις ὡς Θουκυδίδης ποιήσειεν ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Λοκρῶν τῶν πρὸς τῇ Φωκίδι καὶ ἄλλας πόλεις, ἐν δὲ αὐταῖς εἶναι καὶ Μυονέας. οἱ Μυᾶνες οὖν οἱ ἐπὶ τῇ ἀσπίδι κατά γε ἡμετέραν γνώμην ἄνθρωποι μέν εἰσιν οἱ αὐτοὶ καὶ Μυονεῖς οἱ ἐν τῇ Λοκρίδι ἠπείρῳ· τὰ δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ ἀσπίδι γράμματα παρῆκται μὲν ἐπὶ βραχύ, πέπονθε δὲ αὐτὸ διὰ τοῦ ἀναθήματος τὸ ἀρχαῖον.

English Translation

Then I recalled how Thucydides in his account mentioned the Locrians neighboring Phocis, and certain other cities among which he cites Myonia. In my view, these Myanes whose name is inscribed upon the shield are the same people as the Myonians in mainland Locris; but the inscribed letters on the shield have been slightly altered, a change brought about through the great age of the dedication itself.

Proper Nouns

Thucydides (Θουκυδίδης) person
Also in: 1.23.9
Locrians (Λοκροί) person
Myonaeans (Μυονέαι) person
Myoneis (Μυονεῖς) person
Myanes (Μυᾶνες) person
Also in: 10.38.8
Locris (Λοκρίς) place Q659791
Also in: 3.9.9 6.6.4 9.24.5
Phocis (Φωκίς) place Q2637650
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