Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.11.4

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Passage 8.11.4: Grave of Areithoös “Korynetes” at Phoizon

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

χωρίον δὲ ὀνομαζόμενον Φοίζων περὶ εἴκοσί που σταδίους τῶν τάφων ἐστὶν ἀπωτέρω τούτων· ὁ δὲ Φοίζων μνῆμά ἐστι λίθου περιεχόμενον κρηπῖδι, ἀνέχον δὲ οὐ πολὺ ὑπὲρ τῆς γῆς. κατὰ τοῦτο ἥ τε ὁδὸς μάλιστα στενὴ γίνεται καὶ τὸ μνῆμα Ἀρηιθόου λέγουσιν εἶναι, Κορυνήτου διὰ τὸ ὅπλον ἐπονομασθέντος.

English Translation

About twenty stades further away from these tombs is a place called Phoizon. Phoizon is a grave surrounded by a stone base, rising only a little above the ground. At this point, the road becomes especially narrow, and they say the tomb is that of Areithoös, who was surnamed Korynetes ("Clubman") because of his weapon.

Proper Nouns

Corynetes (Κορυνήτης) person
Areithous (Ἀρηιθόος) person
Phoizon (Φοίζων) place Q136487469
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