Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.5.5

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Passage 8.5.5: Aepytus struck blind for entering Poseidon's forbidden sanctuary at Mantineia.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Αἰπύτῳ δὲ τῷ Ἱππόθου παρελθεῖν ἐς τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦ Ποσειδῶνος τὸ ἐν Μαντινείᾳ τολμήσαντι--- ἔσοδος δὲ ἀνθρώποις οὔτε τότε ἐς αὐτὸ ἦν οὔτε ἄχρι ἡμῶν ἔστιν---, ἐς τοῦτο ἐσελθόντι τυφλωθῆναι καὶ οὐ μετὰ πολὺ τῆς συμφορᾶς τελευτῆσαί οἱ τὸν βίον ἐγένετο.

English Translation

When Aepytus, son of Hippothous, dared to enter the sanctuary of Poseidon in Mantineia—into which it was forbidden for people to enter, neither then nor at any time up until our own day—he was struck blind upon entering, and not long after this misfortune, his life came to an end.

Proper Nouns

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) deity
Aipytos (Αἰπύτης) person
Hippothous (Ἱππόθους) person
Also in: 8.10.3 8.45.7
Mantineia (Μαντίνεια) place Q1160195
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