Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.25.12

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Passage 8.25.12: The river Tuthoa and the Korakon island where the Ladon meets the Alpheios.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστι δὲ Τουθόα ποταμός· ἐμβάλλει δὲ ἐς τὸν Λάδωνα καὶ ἡ Τουθόα κατὰ τὸν Θελπουσίων ὅρον πρὸς Ἡραιεῖς, καλούμενον δὲ ὑπὸ Ἀρκάδων Πεδίον. καθότι δὲ αὐτὸς ὁ Λάδων ἐκδίδωσιν ἐς τὸν Ἀλφειόν, Κοράκων ὠνόμασται νᾶσος. οἱ δὲ ἥγηνται τὴν Ἐνίσπην καὶ Στρατίην τε καὶ Ῥίπην τὰς ὑπὸ Ὁμήρου κατειλεγμένας γενέσθαι νήσους ποτὲ ἐν τῷ Λάδωνι ὑπὸ ἀνθρώπων οἰκουμένας, ἃ οἱ πεπιστευκότες μάταια ἴστωσαν·

English Translation

There is a river called Tuthoa, which also flows into the Ladon. Tuthoa lies along the boundary between Thelpusa and Heraea, an area Arcadians call "Pedion" (Plain). At the point where the Ladon itself empties into the Alpheios, there is an island known as Korakon ("of the crows"). Some believe that Enispe, Stratie, and Rhipe—mentioned by Homer in his verses—were once islands located within the Ladon river and inhabited by men; but those who trust in such accounts should know that their beliefs are in vain.

Proper Nouns

Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) person
Homer (Ὅμηρος) person
Thelpousioi (Θελπούσιοι) place
Korakes (Κόρακες) place
Ladon (Λάδων) place Q1462727
Pedion (Πεδίον) place
Stratie (Στρατίη) place Q3563487
Touthoa (Τουθόα) place Q21588872
Alpheios (Ἀλφειός) place Q941745
Enispe (Ἐνίσπη) place Q3359923
Heraieis (Ἡραιεῖς) place Q108480713
Also in: 8.26.1
Rhipe (Ῥίπη) place Q3563475
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