Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.24.1

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Passage 8.24.1: Founding legends of Psophis and Arcadian royal genealogy

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

Ψωφῖδος δὲ οἱ μέν φασιν οἰκιστὴν γενέσθαι Ψώφιδα τὸν Ἄρρωνος τοῦ Ἐρυμάνθου τοῦ Ἀρίστα τοῦ Παρθάονος τοῦ Περιφήτου τοῦ Νυκτίμου· τοῖς δέ ἐστιν εἰρημένα θυγατέρα Ψωφῖδα εἶναι Ξάνθου τοῦ Ἐρυμάνθου τοῦ Ἀρκάδος. τάδε μὲν οὖν οὕτω κατὰ τὴν Ἀρκάδων ἐς τοὺς βασιλέας ἔχει μνήμην·

English Translation

Concerning Psophis, some say that its founder was Psophis, the son of Arrhon, son of Erymanthus, son of Aristus, son of Parthaon, son of Periphetes, son of Nyctimus; others have said that Psophis was the daughter of Xanthus, the son of Erymanthus, son of Arcas. Such, then, is the tradition preserved among the Arcadians concerning their kings.

Proper Nouns

Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) people
Nyktimos (Νύκτιμος) person
Also in: 8.3.1 8.3.5 8.4.1
Xanthus (Ξάνθος) person
Also in: 9.5.16
Parthaon (Παρθάων) person
Periphetes (Περιφήτης) person
Also in: 2.1.4
Psophis (Ψώφις) person
Aristas (Ἀρίστας) person
Arcadian (Ἀρκάς) person
Arrhon (Ἄρρων) person
Also in: 9.37.1
Erymanthus (Ἐρύμανθος) person
Psophis (Ψωφίς) place Q1187304
Also in: 8.23.9 8.24.3
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