Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.53.6

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Passage 8.53.6: Four statues of Apollo Agyieus at Tegea, each dedicated by one of the tribes.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Τεγεάταις δὲ τοῦ Ἀγυιέως τὰ ἀγάλματα τέσσαρά εἰσιν ἀριθμόν, ὑπὸ φυλῆς ἓν ἑκάστης ἱδρυμένον. ὀνόματα δὲ αἱ φυλαὶ παρέχονται Κλαρεῶτις Ἱπποθοῖτις Ἀπολλωνιᾶτις Ἀθανεᾶτις· καλοῦνται δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ κλήρου ὃν τοῖς παισὶν Ἀρκὰς ἐποίησεν ὑπὲρ τῆς χώρας καὶ ἀπὸ Ἱππόθου τοῦ Κερκυόνος.

English Translation

The Tegeans have four statues of Apollo Agyieus, each dedicated by one of the tribes. These tribes bear the names Clareotis, Hippothoitis, Apolloniatis, and Athaneatis. They are named after the allotment that Arcas made for his sons regarding the land, and after Hippothous, the son of Cercyon.

Proper Nouns

Agyieus (Ἀγυιεύς) deity
Klareotis (Κλαρεῶτις) other
Atheneatis (Ἀθανεᾶτις) other
Apolloniatis (Ἀπολλωνιᾶτις) other
Hippothoitis (Ἱπποθοῖτις) other
Cercyon (Κερκύων) person
Also in: 8.5.4 8.45.7
Tegeans (Τεγεάται) person
Arcadian (Ἀρκάς) person
Hippothous (Ἱππόθοος) person
Also in: 8.5.4
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