Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.9.5

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Passage 8.9.5: Tombs by the theater: the circular "Hearth" (Antinoe) and Gryllus' stele.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τοῦ θεάτρου δὲ οὐ πόρρω μνήματα προήκοντά ἐστιν ἐς δόξαν, τὸ μὲν Ἑστία καλουμένη κοινή, περιφερὲς σχῆμα ἔχουσα· Ἀντινόην δὲ αὐτόθι ἐλέγετο κεῖσθαι τὴν Κηφέως· τῷ δὲ στήλη τε ἐφέστηκε καὶ ἀνὴρ ἱππεὺς ἐπειργασμένος ἐστὶν ἐπὶ τῇ στήλῃ, Γρύλος ὁ Ξενοφῶντος.

English Translation

Not far from the theater there are tombs remarkable for their prominence. One tomb, known generally by the name "Hearth," is circular in shape. It was said that Antinoë, the daughter of Cepheus, was buried there. Nearby another grave is marked with a stele, upon which is carved a mounted soldier. This represents Gryllus, the son of Xenophon.

Proper Nouns

Hestia (Ἑστία) deity
Gryllus (Γρύλος) person Q10291570
Cepheus (Κηφεύς) person
Xenophon (Ξενοφῶν) person
Antinoe (Ἀντινόη) person
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