Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.4.1

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Passage 7.4.1: Genealogy of the mythic founders of Samos.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

αἱ δὲ ἐν ταῖς νήσοις εἰσὶν Ἰώνων πόλεις Σάμος ἡ ὑπὲρ Μυκάλης καὶ Χίος ἡ ἀπαντικρὺ τοῦ Μίμαντος. Ἄσιος δὲ ὁ Ἀμφιπτολέμου Σάμιος ἐποίησεν ἐν τοῖς ἔπεσιν ὡς Φοίνικι ἐκ Περιμήδης τῆς Οἰνέως γένοιτο Ἀστυπάλαια καὶ Εὐρώπη, Ποσειδῶνος δὲ καὶ Ἀστυπαλαίας εἶναι παῖδα Ἀγκαῖον, βασιλεύειν δὲ αὐτὸν τῶν καλουμένων Λελέγων· Ἀγκαίῳ δὲ τὴν θυγατέρα τοῦ ποταμοῦ λαβόντι τοῦ Μαιάνδρου Σαμίαν γενέσθαι Περίλαον καὶ Ἔνουδον καὶ Σάμον καὶ Ἀλιθέρσην καὶ θυγατέρα ἐπʼ αὐτῷ Παρθενόπην, Παρθενόπης δὲ τῆς Ἀγκαίου καὶ Ἀπόλλωνος Λυκομήδην γενέσθαι.

English Translation

The Ionian cities situated on the islands are Samos, which lies opposite Mycale, and Chios, which is directly across from Mount Mimas. Now, Asius, son of Amphiptolemus, a poet from Samos, in his verses stated that Astypalaea and Europa were daughters of Phoenix by Perimede, the daughter of Oeneus. From the union of Poseidon with Astypalaea was born Ancaeus, who ruled over the people known as the Leleges. Ancaeus, after taking as wife Samia, the daughter of the river Maeander, fathered Perilaus, Enudus, Samos, Alitherses, and a daughter named Parthenope by her. From Parthenope, daughter of Ancaeus, and Apollo was born Lycomedes.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity Q37340
Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) deity Q41127
Maeander (Μαίανδρος) other Q211089
Ancaeus (Ἀγκαῖος) person
Alitherses (Ἀλιθέρσης) person
Also in: 10.10.3
Amphiptolemus (Ἀμφιπτολέμος) person Q124425532
Asius (Ἄσιος) person Q730625
Astypalaea (Ἀστυπάλαια) person
Enudus (Ἔνουδος) person
Europa (Εὐρώπη) person
Ionians (Ἴωνες) person
Leleges (Λέλεγες) person
Also in: 1.39.6 3.1.1 7.2.8
Lycomedes (Λυκομήδης) person
Also in: 1.17.6 8.27.2
Oeneus (Οἰνεύς) person
Parthenope (Παρθενόπη) person Q16332388
Perilaus (Περίλαος) person Q106778834
Perimedes (Περιμήδης) person
Also in: 10.29.1
Samia (Σαμία) person
Samian (Σάμιος) person
Phoenix (Φοῖνιξ) person
Mimas (Μίμας) place
Also in: 2.1.5
Mycale (Μυκάλη) place Q1330828
Samos (Σάμος) place Q13580795
Chios (Χίος) place Q56399450
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