Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.4.4

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Passage 8.4.4: Elatus, holder of Cyllene who founded Elateia, and his five sons.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Ἔλατος δὲ ἔσχε τὸ ὄρος τὴν Κυλλήνην, ἔτι τότε οὖσαν ἀνώνυμον· χρόνῳ δὲ ὕστερον μετῴκησεν ὁ Ἔλατος ἐς τὴν νῦν καλουμένην Φωκίδα, καὶ τοῖς τε Φωκεῦσιν ἤμυνεν ὑπὸ Φλεγυῶν πολέμῳ πιεζομένοις καὶ Ἐλατείας πόλεως ἐγένετο οἰκιστής. παῖδα δὲ Ἀζᾶνι μὲν Κλείτορα, Ἀφείδαντι δὲ Ἄλεον, Ἐλάτῳ δέ φασιν εἶναι πέντε, Αἴπυτον Περέα Κυλλῆνα Ἴσχυν Στύμφηλον.

English Translation

Elatus held the mountain of Cyllene, which at that time was still unnamed. Later, Elatus migrated to the region now called Phocis, aided the Phocians when they were oppressed in war by the Phlegyans, and became the founder of the city Elateia. It is said that Azan had a son named Cleitor, Apheidas a son Aleus, and Elatus five sons: Aepytus, Pereus, Cyllen, Ischys, and Stymphalus.

Proper Nouns

mountain (ὄρος) other
Also in: 2.4.6
Aipytos (Αἴπυτος) person
Cleitor (Κλείτωρ) person
Also in: 8.4.5 8.4.7
Cyllene (Κυλλήνη) person
Pereas (Περέας) person
Stymphalos (Στύμφηλος) person
Phlegyans (Φλέγυες) person
Phocian (Φωκεύς) person
Azan (Ἀζᾶν) person
Apheidas (Ἀφείδας) person
Aleus (Ἄλεος) person
Elatos (Ἔλατος) person
Ischys (Ἴσχυς) person
Also in: 2.26.6 8.4.6
Kyllene (Κυλλήνη) place Q56650616
Phocis (Φωκίς) place Q2637650
Elateia (Ἐλάτεια) place Q1235347
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