Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.14.1

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Passage 8.14.1: Pheneus flood and drainage chasms at the mountains Oryxis and Sciathis.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Φενεατῶν δὲ τὸ πεδίον κεῖται μὲν ὑπὸ ταῖς Καρυαῖς, πλεονάσαντος δέ ποτε αὐτῷ τοῦ ὕδατος κατακλυσθῆναί φασι τὴν ἀρχαίαν Φενεόν, ὥστε καὶ ἐφʼ ἡμῶν σημεῖα ἐλείπετο ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρῶν ἐς ἃ ἐπαναβῆναι τὸ ὕδωρ λέγουσι. Καρυῶν δὲ στάδια πέντε ἀφέστηκεν ἥ τε Ὄρυξις καλουμένη καὶ ἕτερον ὄρος Σκίαθις· ὑφʼ ἑκατέρῳ δέ ἐστι τῷ ὄρει βάραθρον τὸ ὕδωρ καταδεχόμενον τὸ ἐκ τοῦ πεδίου.

English Translation

The plain of Pheneus lies below Caryae. They say that when its waters once became too abundant, the ancient city of Pheneus was flooded, so that even in our own days the marks could still be seen on the mountains to which, it is said, the water reached. About five stades from Caryae stands the mountain called Oryxis, and another mountain called Sciathis. At the foot of each mountain there is a chasm, into which the water from the plain flows down.

Proper Nouns

Karyai (Καρυαί) place Q12878817
Also in: 8.13.6
Skiathis (Σκίαθις) place Q117842465
Pheneatae (Φενεαταί) place
Pheneus (Φενεός) place Q12885741
Oryxis (Ὄρυξις) place Q27044139
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