Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.24.9

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Passage 6.24.9: Tomb of Oxylus in the Eleian marketplace

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

Ἠλείων δὲ ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ καὶ ἄλλο τοιόνδε εἶδον, ναοῦ σχῆμα· ἔστι δὲ οὐχ ὑψηλόν, καὶ τοῖχοι μὲν οὐκ εἰσί, τὸν ὄροφον δὲ δρυὸς ἀνέχουσιν εἰργασμένοι κίονες. τοῦτο εἶναι μὲν ὁμολογοῦσιν οἱ ἐπιχώριοι μνῆμα, ὅτου δὲ οὐ μνημονεύουσιν· εἰ δὲ ὁ γέρων ὅντινα ἠρόμην εἶπεν ἀληθῆ λόγον, Ὀξύλου τοῦτο ἂν μνῆμα εἴη.

English Translation

In the marketplace of the Eleans I saw another structure of the following kind, shaped like a temple. It is not lofty, nor has it walls, but oak columns skillfully constructed support the roof. The locals agree that this is a tomb, but they do not mention whose tomb it is. If, however, the old man whom I questioned told the true account, it would be the tomb of Oxylus.

Proper Nouns

Eleans (Ἠλεῖοι) person
Oxylus (Ὀξύλος) person
Also in: 5.3.7 5.4.1 5.4.4
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