Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.12.8

← 8.12.7 8.12.9 →

Passage 8.12.8: Tomb of Anchises on Mount Anchisia near Orchomenus.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

λείπεται δὲ ἔτι τῶν ὁδῶν ἡ ἐς Ὀρχομενόν, καθʼ ἥντινα Ἀγχισία τε ὄρος καὶ Ἀγχίσου μνῆμά ἐστιν ὑπὸ τοῦ ὄρους τοῖς ποσίν. ὡς γὰρ δὴ ἐκομίζετο ἐς Σικελίαν ὁ Αἰνείας, ἔσχε ταῖς ναυσὶν ἐς τὴν Λακωνικήν, καὶ πόλεών τε Ἀφροδισιάδος καὶ Ἤτιδος ἐγένετο οἰκιστὴς καὶ τὸν πατέρα Ἀγχίσην κατὰ πρόφασιν δή τινα παραγενόμενον ἐς τοῦτο τὸ χωρίον καὶ αὐτόθι τοῦ βίου τῇ τελευτῇ χρησάμενον ἔθαψεν ἐνταῦθα· καὶ τὸ ὄρος τοῦτο ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἀγχίσου καλοῦσιν Ἀγχισίαν.

English Translation

There still remains the road leading to Orchomenus, along which lies Mount Anchisia, and at the foot of this mountain is the tomb of Anchises. For, as the story goes, when Aeneas was sailing towards Sicily, he brought his ships to Laconia, founded the cities Aphrodisias and Etis, and, upon some fitting pretext, Anchises his father came along with him to this place, ended his life here, and was buried on this spot. Accordingly, the mountain, named after Anchises, is called Anchisia.

Proper Nouns

Aeneas (Αἰνείας) person
Anchises (Ἀγχίσης) person
Laconia (Λακωνική) place Q11931074
Sicily (Σικελία) place Q1460
Anchisia (the mountain) (Ἀγχισία) place
Aphrodisias (Ἀφροδισιάς) place Q15223793
Also in: 3.22.11
Etis (Ἤτις) place
Also in: 3.22.11 3.22.13
Orchomenus (Ὀρχομενός) place Q13574822
← 8.12.7 8.12.9 →