Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.12.6

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Passage 8.12.6: Mantinean tradition: Penelope exiled to Sparta, then Mantinea, where she died.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

ἐν ταύτῃ μέν γέ ἐστι τῇ ποιήσει ἐπανήκοντι ἐκ Τροίας Ὀδυσσεῖ τεκεῖν τὴν Πηνελόπην Πτολιπόρθην παῖδα· Μαντινέων δὲ ὁ ἐς αὐτὴν λόγος Πηνελόπην φησὶν ὑπʼ Ὀδυσσέως καταγνωσθεῖσαν ὡς ἐπισπαστοὺς ἐσαγάγοιτο ἐς τὸν οἶκον, καὶ ἀποπεμφθεῖσαν ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ, τὸ μὲν παραυτίκα ἐς Λακεδαίμονα ἀπελθεῖν, χρόνῳ δὲ ὕστερον ἐκ τῆς Σπάρτης ἐς Μαντίνειαν μετοικῆσαι, καί οἱ τοῦ βίου τὴν τελευτὴν ἐνταῦθα συμβῆναι.

English Translation

In this particular poem it is said that Penelope bore to Odysseus, after his return from Troy, a child named Ptoliporthes ("Sacker of Cities"). But the version told by the Mantineans about Penelope claims that Odysseus condemned her for bringing loose suitors into his house. Having been rejected by him, she initially went to Lacedaemon and later, over time, migrated from Sparta to Mantinea, where she ended her life.

Proper Nouns

Penelope (Πηνελόπη) person
Ptoliporthes (Πτολιπόρθης) person
Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς) person
Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων) place Q5690 Pleiades
Mantineia (Μαντίνεια) place Q1160195
Mantineia (Μαντινεία) place Q1160195
Sparta (Σπάρτη) place Q5690 Pleiades
Troy (Τροία) place Q22647
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