Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.43.2

← 8.43.1 8.43.3 →

Passage 8.43.2: Evander of Arcadia founds Pallantium on the Tiber, the origin of part of Rome.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

φασὶ δὴ γενέσθαι καὶ γνώμην καὶ τὰ ἐς πόλεμον ἄριστον τῶν Ἀρκάδων ὄνομα Εὔανδρον, παῖδα δὲ αὐτὸν νύμφης τε εἶναι, θυγατρὸς τοῦ Λάδωνος, καὶ Ἑρμοῦ. σταλέντα δὲ ἐς ἀποικίαν καὶ ἄγοντα Ἀρκάδων τῶν ἐκ Παλλαντίου στρατιάν, παρὰ τῷ ποταμῷ πόλιν τῷ Θύβριδι οἰκίσαι· καὶ Ῥωμαίων μέρος τῆς καθʼ ἡμᾶς πόλεως, ὃ ᾠκεῖτο ὑπὸ τοῦ Εὐάνδρου καὶ Ἀρκάδων τῶν συνακολουθησάντων, ὄνομα ἔσχε Παλλάντιον κατὰ μνήμην τῆς ἐν Ἀρκαδίᾳ· χρόνῳ δὲ ὕστερον μετέπεσε τὸ ὄνομα ἐν ἀναιρέσει γραμμάτων τοῦ τε λ καὶ τοῦ ν . τούτων μὲν τῶν λελεγμένων ἕνεκα Παλλαντιεῦσιν ἐκ βασιλέως ἐγένοντο δωρεαί·

English Translation

They say that among the Arcadians there was a man named Evander, who was foremost in intellect and skill for warfare. He was said to be a son of Hermes and a nymph, a daughter of Ladon. Sent out to establish a colony, leading a force of Arcadians from Pallantium, he founded a city beside the river Tiber. Thus, that part of Rome now inhabited, which Evander and the Arcadians who accompanied him settled, received the name Pallantium, in memory of the original city in Arcadia. Later, with the passing of time, the name changed due to the dropping of the letters lambda and nu. Because of these events, the emperor granted privileges to the Pallantians.

Proper Nouns

Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) deity
Evander (Εὔανδρος) person
Also in: 8.44.5
Ladon (Λάδων) person
Also in: 8.25.2
Pallantieis (Παλλαντιεῖς) person
Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) person
Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι) person
Tiber (Θύβρις) place Q13712
Pallantion (Παλλάντιον) place Q11939941
Arcadia (Ἀρκαδία) place Q12898802
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