Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.20.16

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Passage 6.20.16: Taraxippos: tomb of the horseman Olenios or of Dameon and his horse.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

Ἕλληνες δὲ οὐ κατὰ τὰ αὐτὰ νομίζουσιν ἐς τὸν Ταράξιππον, ἀλλʼ οἱ μὲν εἶναι τάφον ἀνδρὸς αὐτόχθονος καὶ ἀγαθοῦ τὰ ἐς ἱππικήν--- καὶ ὄνομα Ὠλένιον αὐτῷ τίθενται, ἀπὸ τούτου δὲ καὶ τὴν Ὠλενίαν ἐν τῇ Ἠλείᾳ πέτραν φασὶν ὀνομασθῆναι---, οἱ δὲ τὸν Φλιοῦντος Δαμέωνα μετασχόντα Ἡρακλεῖ τῆς ἐπὶ Αὐγέαν καὶ Ἠλείους στρατείας αὐτόν τε ἀποθανεῖν καὶ τὸν ἵππον ἐφʼ ᾧ ἐπωχεῖτο ὑπὸ Κτεάτου λέγουσι τοῦ Ἄκτορος, καὶ τὸ μνῆμα κοινὸν Δαμέωνι καὶ τῷ ἵππῳ γενέσθαι.

English Translation

The Greeks, however, do not agree in their beliefs about Taraxippos. Some say it is the tomb of a native-born hero, excellent in horsemanship, giving him the name Olenios. From him, they say, the Olenian rock in Elis also takes its name. Others say he is Dameon of Phlius, who accompanied Herakles in his expedition against Augeas and the Eleans; according to them, Dameon himself was killed, along with the horse he rode, by Kteatos the son of Aktor, and a common tomb was made for Dameon and his horse.

Proper Nouns

Taraxippos (Ταράξιππος) other
Augeas (Αὐγείας) person Q3629529
Dameon (Δαμέων) person
Kteatos (Κτέατος) person
Actor (Ἄκτωρ) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
Eleans (Ἠλεῖοι) person
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Olenios (Ὠλένιος) person
Phlius (Φλιοῦς) place Q1412043
Elis (Ἠλεία) place Q6536845
Olenia (Ὠλενία) place Q106255453
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