Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.26.3

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Passage 8.26.3: Boundary between Heraia and Elis: the Erymanthos 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 Heraia, after proceeding about fifteen stades from Heraia, you cross the Ladon, and from there you arrive at the Erymanthos after approximately twenty stades. According to the Arcadians’ account, the boundary separating Heraia from Elis is the river Erymanthos, but the Eleans claim that the tomb of Koroibos marks the border of their territory.

Proper Nouns

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