Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.28.4

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Passage 8.28.4: Teuthis: town and leader who nearly led Arcadians home after dispute with Agamemnon

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

τῇ χώρᾳ δὲ τῇ Θεισόᾳ προσεχὴς κώμη Τεῦθίς ἐστι· πάλαι δὲ ἦν πόλισμα ἡ Τεῦθις. ἐπὶ δὲ τοῦ πολέμου τοῦ πρὸς Ἰλίῳ ἰδίᾳ παρείχοντο οἱ ἐνταῦθα ἡγεμόνα· ὄνομα δὲ αὐτῷ Τεῦθιν, οἱ δὲ Ὄρνυτόν φασιν εἶναι. ὡς δὲ τοῖς Ἕλλησιν οὐκ ἐγίνετο ἐπίφορα ἐξ Αὐλίδος πνεύματα, ἀλλὰ ἄνεμος σφᾶς βίαιος ἐπὶ χρόνον εἶχεν ἐγκλείσας, ἀφίκετο ὁ Τεῦθις Ἀγαμέμνονι ἐς ἀπέχθειαν καὶ ὀπίσω τοὺς Ἀρκάδας ὧν ἦρχεν ἀπάξειν ἔμελλεν.

English Translation

Adjacent to the territory of Theisoa is a village called Teuthis; Teuthis, however, was formerly a town. During the Trojan War, the inhabitants here contributed a leader of their own: his name was Teuthis, although some assert it was Ornytus. When favorable winds to Ilium did not arise for the Greeks from Aulis, but a violent wind constrained them and held them back for a considerable time, Teuthis came into dispute with Agamemnon and was on the point of leading back the Arcadians whom he commanded.

Proper Nouns

Teuthis (Τεῦθις) person
Also in: 8.28.5
Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων) person
Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
Ornytus (Ὄρνυτος) person
Aulis (Αὐλίς) place Q4821780
Theisoa (Θεισόα) place Q15054733
Teuthis (Τεῦθις) place Q7707085
Also in: 8.27.4
Ilium (Ἴλιον) place Q22647
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