Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.53.4

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Passage 8.53.4: Founding legends of Cretan cities Cydonia, Gortyna, and Catreus.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

λέγουσι δὲ καὶ ὅσοι Τεγεάτου τῶν παίδων ἐλείποντο, μετοικῆσαι σφᾶς ἑκουσίως ἐς Κρήτην, Κύδωνα καὶ Ἀρχήδιον καὶ Γόρτυνα· καὶ ἀπὸ τούτων φασὶν ὀνομασθῆναι τὰς πόλεις Κυδωνίαν καὶ Γόρτυνά τε καὶ Κατρέα. Κρῆτες δὲ οὐχ ὁμολογοῦντες τῷ Τεγεατῶν λόγῳ Κύδωνα μὲν Ἀκακαλλίδος θυγατρὸς Μίνω καὶ Ἑρμοῦ, Κατρέα δέ φασιν εἶναι Μίνω, τὸν δὲ Γόρτυνα Ῥαδαμάνθυος.

English Translation

They also say that those sons of Tegeates who survived migrated voluntarily to Crete—namely Cydon, Archedius, and Gortys—and from them, they claim, the cities of Cydonia, Gortyna, and Catreus received their names. The Cretans, however, not agreeing with the account of the Tegeans, assert that Cydon was born from Acacallis, daughter of Minos, and Hermes; that Catreus was a son of Minos; and that Gortys was a son of Rhadamanthys.

Proper Nouns

Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) deity
Cretans (Κρῆτες) other
Gortyn (Γόρτυν) person
Katreus (Κατρέας) person
Cydon (Κύδων) person
Minos (Μίνως) person
Tegeates (Τεγεάτης) person
Acacallis (Ἀκακαλλίς) person
Also in: 10.16.5
Archedios (Ἀρχήδιος) person
Rhadamanthys (Ῥαδάμανθυς) person
Also in: 7.3.7 8.53.5
Gortyna (Γόρτυνα) place Q1538431
Crete (Κρήτη) place Q34374 Pleiades
Cydonia (Κυδωνία) place Q1481525
Also in: 10.2.7
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