Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.44.1

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Passage 8.44.1: Haemoniae, an ancient city founded by Haemon, son of Lycaon

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τὰ δὲ δὴ ἐπίλοιπα ἡμῖν τοῦ Ἀρκαδικοῦ λόγου ἔστιν ἐκ Μεγάλης πόλεως ἐς Παλλάντιον ὁδὸς καὶ ἐς Τεγέαν, ἄγουσα αὕτη μέχρι τοῦ καλουμένου Χώματος. κατὰ ταύτην τὴν ὁδὸν Λαδόκειά σφισιν ὠνόμασται τὰ πρὸ τοῦ ἄστεως ἀπὸ Λαδόκου τοῦ Ἐχέμου, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα Αἱμονιαὶ πόλις ἦσαν τὸ ἀρχαῖον· οἰκιστὴς δὲ Αἵμων ἐγένετο αὐταῖς ὁ Λυκάονος, διαμεμένηκε δὲ καὶ ἐς τόδε Αἱμονιὰς τὸ χωρίον τοῦτο ὀνομάζεσθαι.

English Translation

Now, indeed, the remainder of our account of Arcadia concerns the route from Megalopolis to Pallantium and Tegea, a way leading as far as the place called Choma. Along this road lies a locality just outside the city called Ladokeia, named from Ladokos, son of Echemos. After this, there was in ancient times a city named Haemoniae; its founder was Haemon, a son of Lycaon. Even to this day, this place has kept the name Haemoniae.

Proper Nouns

Aimon (Αἵμων) person
Ladokos (Λάδοκος) person
Lycaon (Λυκάων) person
Echemos (Ἔχεμος) person
Aimoniai (Αἱμονίαι) place Q39081796
Aimonias (Αἱμονιάς) place
Ladokeia (Λαδόκεια) place Q60791593
Megalopolis (Μεγάλη πόλις) place Q36024972
Pallantion (Παλλάντιον) place Q11939941
Tegea (Τεγέα) place Q645234 Pleiades
Choma (Χῶμα) place
Also in: 8.44.5 8.44.7
Arcadian (Ἀρκαδικός) place Q1855083
Also in: 5.5.8 8.27.1
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