Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.24.3

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Passage 8.24.3: Psophis in the Zacynthian citadel and nearby rivers Aroanius and Erymanthus

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστι δὲ καὶ Ζακυνθίων τῇ ἀκροπόλει Ψωφὶς ὄνομα, ὅτι ναυσὶν ἐς τὴν νῆσον ἐπεραιώθη πρῶτος καὶ ἐγένετο οἰκιστὴς ἀνὴρ Ψωφίδιος, Ζάκυνθος τε ὁ Δαρδάνου. Σειρῶν μὲν δὴ σταδίοις ἐστὶν ἀπωτέρω τριάκοντα ἡ Ψωφίς· παρὰ δὲ αὐτὴν ὅ τε Ἀροάνιος ποταμὸς καὶ ὀλίγον ἀπωτέρω τῆς πόλεως Ἐρύμανθος ῥέουσιν.

English Translation

In the citadel of the Zacynthians there is also a place named Psophis, because the first man transported by ship to the island—who became its founder—was Psophidian by origin, along with Zacynthus, son of Dardanus. Psophis itself lies thirty stades distant from Seirai. Beside it, the river Aroanius flows, while slightly further from the city, the Erymanthus also runs.

Proper Nouns

Dardanos (Δάρδανος) person
Also in: 7.19.6
Zakynthos (Ζάκυνθος) person
Psophidios (Ψωφίδιος) person
Also in: 8.24.13
Zakynthos (Ζάκυνθος) place Q144880
Also in: 4.23.5
Seirai (Σειραί) place Q3563061
Psophis (Ψωφίς) place Q1187304
Also in: 8.23.9 8.24.1
Aroanios (Ἀροάνιος) place Q3555039
Erymanthos (Ἐρύμανθος) place Q1363703
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