Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.45.2

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Passage 8.45.2: Ancaios and Atalanta in the Calydonian boar hunt

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Τεγεάταις δὲ παρὲξ ἢ τὰ Ἀρκάδων κοινά, ἐν οἷς ἔστι μὲν ὁ πρὸς Ἰλίῳ πόλεμος, ἔστι δὲ τὰ Μηδικά τε καὶ ἐν Διπαιεῦσιν ὁ πρὸς Λακεδαιμονίους ἀγών, παρὲξ οὖν τῶν καταλελεγμένων ἰδίᾳ Τεγεάταις ἐστὶν αὐτοῖς τοσάδε ἐς δόξαν. τὸν γὰρ ἐν Καλυδῶνι ὗν Ἀγκαῖος ὑπέμεινεν ὁ Λυκούργου τρωθείς, καὶ Ἀταλάντη τοξεύει τὸν ὗν καὶ ἔτυχε πρώτη τοῦ θηρίου· τούτων ἕνεκα αὐτῇ ἡ κεφαλή τε τοῦ ὑὸς καὶ τὸ δέρμα ἀριστεῖα ἐδόθη.

English Translation

The Tegeans, besides the honours common to all Arcadians—among which are included the Trojan War, the Persian wars, and the battle at Dipaea against the Lacedaemonians—have also privately the following claims to glory: Ancaios, son of Lycurgus, stood his ground against the Calydonian boar, though wounded, and Atalanta shot her arrow at the beast and was the first to hit it. Because of these deeds, the head and hide of the boar were awarded to her as a prize of honour.

Proper Nouns

Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Lycurgus (Λυκοῦργος) person
Tegeans (Τεγεᾶται) person
Ancaeus (Ἀγκαῖος) person
Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) person
Atalanta (Ἀταλάντη) person
Dipaion (Διπαῖον) place
Also in: 8.8.6
Calydon (Καλυδών) place Q750313
Ilium (Ἴλιον) place Q22647
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