Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.47.6

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Passage 8.47.6: Chronios kills the tyrant Aristomelidas and builds a sanctuary to Artemis Hegemone at Tegea.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐς δὲ τὴν Ἄρτεμιν, τὴν Ἡγεμόνην τὴν αὐτήν, τοιάδε λέγουσιν. Ὀρχομενίων τῶν ἐν Ἀρκαδίᾳ τυραννίδα ἔσχεν Ἀριστομηλίδας, ἐρασθεὶς δὲ Τεγεάτιδος παρθένου καὶ ἐγκρατὴς ὅτῳ δὴ τρόπῳ γενόμενος ἐπιτρέπει τὴν φρουρὰν αὐτῆς Χρονίῳ· καὶ ἡ μέν, πρὶν ἀναχθῆναι παρὰ τὸν τύραννον, ἀποκτίννυσιν ἑαυτὴν ὑπὸ δείματός τε καὶ αἰδοῦς, Χρόνιον δὲ Ἀρτέμιδος ἐπήγειρεν ὄψις ἐπὶ Ἀριστομηλίδαν· φονεύσας δὲ ἐκεῖνον καὶ ἐς Τεγέαν φυγὼν ἐποίησεν ἱερὸν τῇ Ἀρτέμιδι.

English Translation

Concerning Artemis, surnamed Hegemone, they relate this story: Aristomelidas had established a tyranny over the Orchomenians in Arcadia. Becoming enamored of a maiden from Tegea and having seized her by some means, he entrusted her guardianship to Chronios. Before she could be brought before the tyrant, the maiden, moved by fear and shame, took her own life. Afterwards, Artemis appeared to Chronios, inciting him against Aristomelidas. Having killed the tyrant, Chronios fled to Tegea and there built a sanctuary dedicated to Artemis.

Proper Nouns

Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
Hegemone (Ἡγεμόνη) deity
Also in: 9.35.2
Tegean (woman) (Τεγεάτις) person
Chronios (Χρόνιος) person
Aristomelidas (Ἀριστομηλίδας) person
Also in: 3.9.3
Orchomenians (Ὀρχομενίοι) person
Also in: 9.17.2
Tegea (Τεγέα) place Q645234 Pleiades
Arcadia (Ἀρκαδία) place Q12898802
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