Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.24.9

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Passage 8.24.9: Acarnanians named after Acarnan, son of the settler who married Callirhoe.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

καὶ ὁ μὲν ἐξευρὼν τοῦ Ἀχελῴου τὴν πρόσχωσιν ἐνταῦθα ᾤκησε, καὶ γυναῖκα ἔσχε Καλλιρόην τοῦ Ἀχελῴου θυγατέρα λόγῳ τῷ Ἀκαρνάνων, καί οἱ παῖδες Ἀκαρνάν τε καὶ Ἀμφότερος ἐγένοντο· ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ Ἀκαρνᾶνος τοῖς ἐν τῇ ἠπείρῳ ταύτῃ τὸ ὄνομα τὸ νῦν γενέσθαι λέγουσι τὰ πρὸ τούτου Κούρησι καλουμένοις. ἐς ἐπιθυμίας δὲ ἀνοήτους πολλοὶ μὲν ἄνδρες, γυναῖκες δὲ ἔτι πλέον ἐξοκέλλουσιν.

English Translation

The man who found the silted land of the Acheloos settled there, and, according to the account of the Acarnanians, took as wife Callirhoe, the daughter of Acheloos. He fathered two sons, Acarnan and Amphoteros. It is said that from Acarnan the people living on this mainland acquired their present name, though before him they were known as Curetes. Many men, and even more women, frequently succumb to foolish passions.

Proper Nouns

Achelous (Ἀχελῷος) deity
Callirhoe (Καλλιρόη) person
Acarnan (Ἀκαρνάν) person
Also in: 4.25.3 6.2.1
Amphoterus (Ἀμφότερος) person
Kourēsis (Κούρησις) place
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