Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.4.1

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Passage 8.4.1: Arcas brings agriculture and arts, renaming Pelasgia to Arcadia.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

μετὰ δὲ Νύκτιμον ἀποθανόντα Ἀρκὰς ἐξεδέξατο ὁ Καλλιστοῦς τὴν ἀρχήν· καὶ τόν τε ἥμερον καρπὸν ἐσηγάγετο οὗτος παρὰ Τριπτολέμου καὶ τὴν ποίησιν ἐδίδαξε τοῦ ἄρτου καὶ ἐσθῆτα ὑφαίνεσθαι καὶ ἄλλα, τὰ ἐς ταλασίαν μαθὼν παρὰ Δρίστα. ἀπὸ τούτου δὲ βασιλεύσαντος Ἀρκαδία τε ἀντὶ Πελασγίας ἡ χώρα καὶ ἀντὶ Πελασγῶν Ἀρκάδες ἐκλήθησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι.

English Translation

After the death of Nyctimus, Arcas, the son of Callisto, assumed the rule. It was he who introduced cultivated crops from Triptolemus, taught people the making of bread, and instructed them in weaving garments and other skills related to spinning wool, having learned these arts from Dristas. From his reign onward, the land, formerly known as Pelasgia, was named Arcadia, and its inhabitants, previously called Pelasgians, were called Arcadians.

Proper Nouns

Pelasgians (Πελασγοί) other
Also in: 4.36.1 7.2.2
Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) other
Dristas (Δρῖστας) person
Callisto (Καλλιστώ) person
Nyktimos (Νύκτιμος) person
Also in: 8.3.1 8.3.5 8.24.1
Triptolemus (Τριπτόλεμος) person
Arcadian (Ἀρκάς) person
Pelasgia (Πελασγία) place Q4789708
Also in: 8.1.6
Arcadia (Ἀρκαδία) place Q12898802
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