Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.44.8

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Passage 8.44.8: Ares worshipped as Apneios after the birth of the child Aeropos

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

εἴχετο ἔτι τῆς μητρὸς καὶ ἐκ τῶν μαστῶν εἷλκεν αὐτῆς γάλα πολὺ καὶ ἄφθονον, καὶ---ἦν γὰρ τοῦ Ἄρεως γνώμῃ τὰ γινόμενα---τούτων ἕνεκα Ἀφνειὸν τὸν θεὸν ὀνομάζουσι· τῷ δὲ παιδίῳ ὄνομα τεθῆναί φασιν Ἀέροπον. ἔστι δὲ κατὰ τὴν ἐς Τεγέαν ὁδὸν Λευκώνιος καλουμένη κρήνη· θυγατέρα δὲ Ἀφείδαντος λέγουσιν εἶναι τὴν Λευκώνην, καὶ οὐ πόρρω τοῦ Τεγεατῶν οἱ ἄστεως μνῆμά ἐστιν.

English Translation

He was still clinging to his mother and drawing abundant milk from her breasts. And since these events took place according to the will of Ares, they call the god "Apneios" ("Giver of Plenty"); they also say that the child was named Aeropos. There is a spring called Leukonia along the road to Tegea. Leukone is said to have been a daughter of Apheidas, and not far from the city of the Tegeans is her tomb.

Proper Nouns

Aphneios (Ἀφνεῖος) deity
Ares (Ἄρης) deity
Leukonios (Λευκώνιος) other
Tegeatae (Τεγεάται) other
Also in: 8.48.1
Leukone (Λευκώνη) person
Apheidas (Ἀφείδας) person
Tegea (Τεγέα) place Q645234 Pleiades
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