Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.20.4

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Passage 8.20.4: Leucippus is killed by Daphne and other maidens.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

οἱ δὲ τὸν Ἀπόλλωνος ἔρωτα ἐς αὐτὴν ᾄδοντες καὶ τάδε ἐπιλέγουσιν, Ἀπόλλωνα Λευκίππῳ νεμεσῆσαι τῆς ἐς τὸν ἔρωτα εὐδαιμονίας. αὐτίκα δὲ ἐπεθύμησεν ἐν τῷ Λάδωνι ἡ Δάφνη καὶ αἱ λοιπαὶ παρθένοι νήχεσθαι, καὶ τὸν Λεύκιππον ἀποδύουσιν ἄκοντα· ἰδοῦσαι δὲ οὐ παρθένον τοῖς τε ἀκοντίοις αὐτὸν καὶ ἐγχειριδίοις τύπτουσαι διέφθειραν.

English Translation

Those who sing about Apollo's love for her also recount this—that Apollo resented Leucippus for his success in love. Then Daphne and the other maidens wished to bathe in the Ladon, and they undressed Leucippus against his will. When they saw that he was not a girl, they struck him with spears and daggers and thus killed him.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Daphne (Δάφνη) person Q64257766
Leucippus (Λεύκιππος) person
Ladon (Λάδων) place Q1462727
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