Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.12.9

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Passage 8.12.9: The tomb of Anchises, beside ruins of an Aphrodite temple.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

τούτου δὲ συντελοῦσιν ἐς πίστιν Αἰολέων οἱ Ἴλιον ἐφʼ ἡμῶν ἔχοντες, οὐδαμοῦ τῆς σφετέρας ἀποφαίνοντες μνῆμα Ἀγχίσου. πρὸς δὲ τοῦ Ἀγχίσου τῷ τάφῳ ἐρείπιά ἐστιν Ἀφροδίτης ἱεροῦ, καὶ Μαντινέων ὅροι πρὸς Ὀρχομενίους καὶ ἐν ταῖς Ἀγχισίαις εἰσίν.

English Translation

In support of this belief, the Aeolians who possess Ilium in our time make no claim anywhere among themselves concerning the tomb of Anchises. Near the tomb of Anchises are ruins of a temple of Aphrodite, and the boundaries between Mantineia and Orchomenus run through Anchisia as well.

Proper Nouns

Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) deity
Aeolians (Αἰολεύς) person
Also in: 1.35.4
Mantineans (Μαντινεύς) person
Anchises (Ἀγχίσας) person
Anchisiae (Ἀγχισίαι) place
Also in: 8.13.1
Ilium (Ἴλιον) place Q22647
Orchomenus (Ὀρχομενός) place Q13574822
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