Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.2.3

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Passage 7.2.3: Sons of Codrus appointed rulers over the Ionians.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

τρίτον δὲ τότε οἱ Κόδρου παῖδες ἐπετάχθησαν Ἴωσιν ἄρχοντες, οὐδέν σφισι γένους τοῦ Ἴωνος μετόν, ἀλλὰ Μεσσήνιοι μὲν τῶν ἐκ Πύλου τὰ πρὸς Κόδρου καὶ Μελάνθου, Ἀθηναῖοι δὲ ὄντες τὰ πρὸς μητρός. Ἴωσι δὲ τοῦ στόλου μετασχόντες ἦσαν οἵδε Ἑλλήνων, Θηβαῖοί τε οἱ ὁμοῦ Φιλώτᾳ γεγονότι ἀπογόνῳ Πηνέλεω καὶ Ὀρχομένιοι Μινύαι συγγενείᾳ τῶν Κόδρου παίδων·

English Translation

Then thirdly, the sons of Codrus were appointed rulers over the Ionians, although they themselves had no share in the lineage of Ion. Rather, they were Messenians from Pylos on their father's side, descended from Codrus and Melanthus, and Athenians on their mother’s. The following groups of Greeks participated alongside the Ionians in this expedition: the Thebans who joined with Philotas, a descendant of Peneleus; and the Minyan Orchomenians, who were related by blood to the sons of Codrus.

Proper Nouns

Thebans (Θηβαῖοι) people
Also in: 3.5.4 3.5.5
Messenians (Μεσσήνιοι) people
Minyans (Μινύαι) people
Also in: 9.38.4
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) people
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) people
Ionians (Ἴωνες) people
Also in: 7.1.4 7.18.5
Orchomenians (Ὀρχομένιοι) people
Kodros (Κόδρος) person
Melanthus (Μελάνθης) person
Peneleos (Πηνέλεως) person
Philotes (Φιλώτης) person
Pylos (Πύλος) place Q3904982
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