Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.3.6

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Passage 7.3.6: Settlement of Teos by Orchomenian Minyae, Carians, Ionians, Athenians, and Boeotians.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Τέων δὲ ᾤκουν μὲν Ὀρχομένιοι Μινύαι σὺν Ἀθάμαντι ἐς αὐτὴν ἐλθόντες· λέγεται δὲ ὁ Ἀθάμας οὗτος ἀπόγονος Ἀθάμαντος εἶναι τοῦ Αἰόλου. ἀναμεμιγμένοι μὲν τῷ Ἑλληνικῷ καὶ ἐνταῦθα ἦσαν οἱ Κᾶρες· ἐσήγαγε δὲ Ἴωνας ἐς τὴν Τέων Ἄποικος ἀπόγονος Μελάνθου τέταρτος, ὃς τοῖς Ὀρχομενίοις οὐδὲ τοῖς Τηίοις νεώτερον ἐβούλευσεν οὐδέν. ἔτεσι δὲ οὐ πολλοῖς ὕστερον ἔκ τε Ἀθηναίων καὶ ἐκ Βοιωτίας ἀφίκοντο ἄνδρες· ἡγοῦντο δὲ τοῦ μὲν Ἀττικοῦ Δάμασος καὶ Νάοκλος Κόδρου παῖδες, τῶν δὲ Βοιωτῶν Γέρης Βοιωτός· καὶ σφᾶς συναμφοτέρους ὅ τε Ἄποικος καὶ οἱ Τήιοι συνοίκους ἐδέξαντο.

English Translation

Teos was inhabited at first by Orchomenian Minyae who came there together with Athamas; this Athamas is said to be a descendant of Athamas, the son of Aeolus. Here also the Carians were intermingled with the Greek population. Later on, Apoikos, a fourth-generation descendant of Melanthus, brought Ionian settlers into Teos, though he planned no hostile action against either the Orchomenians or the original Teians. Only a few years afterward, men arrived from Athens and Boeotia; leading the Attic contingent were Damasus and Naoclus, the sons of Codrus, while Geres the Boeotian was leader of the Boeotians. Apoikos and the Teians welcomed both groups and agreed that they should settle among them.

Proper Nouns

Hellenic (Ἑλληνικόν) other
Aeolus (Αἴολος) person
Boeotians (Βοιωτοί) person
Boiotos (Βοιωτός) person Q19720594
Gerēs (Γέρης) person
Damasos (Δάμασος) person
Kodros (Κόδρος) person
Carians (Κᾶρ) person
Also in: 1.39.6
Melanthus (Μελάνθους) person
Also in: 10.10.1
Minyae (Μινύα) person
Naoklos (Νάοκλος) person
Teians (Τήιος) person
Athamas (Ἀθάμας) person
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Apoikos (Ἄποικος) person
Ionians (Ἴωνες) person
Orchomenians (Ὀρχομένιος) person
Also in: 9.33.6 9.36.6
Boeotia (Βοιωτία) place Q187570
Teos (Τέως) place Q17586
Also in: 7.3.10 7.24.5
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