Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.26.3

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Passage 8.26.3: Boundary between Heraea and Elis: the Erymanthus river or Koroibos' tomb.

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

ἐς δὲ τὴν Ἠλείαν κατιὼν ἐξ Ἡραίας στάδια μέν που πέντε καὶ δέκα ἀποσχὼν Ἡραίας διαβήσῃ τὸν Λάδωνα, ἀπὸ τούτου δὲ ἐς Ἐρύμανθον ὅσον εἴκοσιν ἀφίξῃ σταδίοις. τῇ δὲ Ἡραίᾳ ὅροι πρὸς τὴν Ἠλείαν λόγῳ μὲν τῷ Ἀρκάδων ἐστὶν ὁ Ἐρύμανθος, Ἠλεῖοι δὲ τὸν Κοροίβου τάφον φασὶ τὴν χώραν σφίσιν ὁρίζειν.

English Translation

Going down into Elis from Heraea, after proceeding about fifteen stades from Heraea, you cross the Ladon, and from there you arrive at the Erymanthus after approximately twenty stades. According to the Arcadians’ account, the boundary separating Heraea from Elis is the river Erymanthus, but the Eleans claim that the tomb of Koroibos marks the border of their territory.

Proper Nouns

Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) person
Eleans (Ἠλεῖοι) person
Koroibos (Κόροιβος) person Q45098
Erymanthus (Ἐρύμανθος) place Q1363703
Elis (Ἠλεία) place Q6536845
Heraea (Ἡραία) place Q3562285
Ladon (Λάδων) place Q1462727
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