Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.4.5

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Passage 7.4.5: Daedalus, an Athenian artisan who fled to Crete and made statues for King Minos.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Δαιδάλῳ μὲν γὰρ γένους τε Ἀθήνῃσιν ὑπῆρχεν εἶναι τοῦ βασιλικοῦ τῶν καλουμένων Μητιονιδῶν καὶ ὁμοῦ τῇ τέχνῃ τῆς πλάνης τε ἕνεκα καὶ ἐπὶ ταῖς συμφοραῖς ἐπιφανέστερος ἐγένετο ἐς ἅπαντας ἀνθρώπους. ἀποκτείνας μὲν ἀδελφῆς παῖδα καὶ ἐπιστάμενος τὰ οἴκοι νόμιμα ἑκουσίως παρὰ Μίνω ἔφυγεν ἐς Κρήτην, καὶ αὐτῷ τε ἀγάλματα Μίνῳ καὶ τοῦ Μίνω ταῖς θυγατράσιν ἐποίησε, καθότι καὶ Ὅμηρος ἐν Ἰλιάδι ἐδήλωσε·

English Translation

For Daedalus was by birth an Athenian, belonging to the royal family called the Metionidae, and through his skill, as well as through his wanderings and misfortunes, he became particularly renowned among all people. After killing his sister's son, and fully aware of the laws of his native land, he voluntarily fled to Crete to Minos. There he made statues both for Minos himself and for the daughters of Minos, as Homer also indicates in the Iliad.

Proper Nouns

Iliad (Ἰλιάς) other
Daedalus (Δαίδαλος) person Q3712559
Minos (Μίνως) person
Metionids (Μητιονίδαι) person
Also in: 1.5.3
Homer (Ὅμηρος) person
Crete (Κρήτη) place Q34374 Pleiades
Athens (Ἀθῆναι) place Q844930
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