Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.25.11

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Passage 7.25.11: The Crathis river and its source mountain near Helice.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

σταδίων ἐπὶ τὸν Ἡρακλέα ὡς τριάκοντα ἐξ Ἑλίκης ὁδὸς ἡ εὐθεῖά ἐστι. προελθόντι δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἡρακλέους ποταμὸς ἐς θάλασσαν ἐκδίδωσιν ἀέναος ἐξ ὄρους Ἀρκαδικοῦ κατερχόμενος, ὄνομα δὲ αὐτῷ τε καὶ τῷ ποταμῷ Κρᾶθις καὶ ἔνθα αἱ πηγαὶ τοῦ ποταμοῦ τῷ ὄρει· ἀπὸ ταύτης τῆς Κράθιδος καὶ πρὸς Κρότωνι τῇ ἐν Ἰταλίᾳ ποταμὸς ὄνομα ἔσχηκε.

English Translation

The straight road from Helice to the sanctuary of Heracles is about thirty stadia. When one proceeds beyond the sanctuary of Heracles, a perennial river flows from an Arcadian mountain down to the sea. The name of both the river and the mountain where the river has its springs is Crathis. From this Crathis the river near Croton in Italy also derived its name.

Proper Nouns

Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) deity
Kroton (Κρότων) place Q6681 Pleiades
Also in: 3.3.1 6.14.5
Krathis (Κρᾶθις) place Q6436394
Also in: 8.15.8 8.18.4
Arcadian (mountain) (Ἀρκαδικόν) place
Helike (Ἑλίκη) place Q1432654
Italy (Ἰταλία) place Q913582
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