Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.19.2

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Passage 9.19.2: Tomb-mound by Glisas for Argive followers of Adrastus, including Promachus.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Τευμησσοῦ δὲ ἐν ἀριστερᾷ σταδίους προελθόντι ἑπτὰ Γλίσαντός ἐστιν ἐρείπια, πρὸ δὲ αὐτῶν ἐν δεξιᾷ τῆς ὁδοῦ χῶμα οὐ μέγα ὕλῃ τε ἀγρίᾳ σύσκιον καὶ ἡμέροις δένδροις. ἐτάφησαν δὲ αὐτόθι οἱ μετὰ Αἰγιαλέως ποιησάμενοι τοῦ Ἀδράστου τὴν ἐς Θήβας στρατείαν, ἄλλοι τε Ἀργείων τῶν ἐν τέλει καὶ Πρόμαχος ὁ Παρθενοπαίου· τῷ δὲ Αἰγιαλεῖ γενέσθαι τὸ μνῆμα ἐν Παγαῖς πρότερον ἔτι ἐν τῇ συγγραφῇ τῇ Μεγαρίδι ἐδήλωσα.

English Translation

About seven stades along the road, with Teumessus on the left, there are ruins of Glisas; immediately before them, on the right side of the way, is a low-hilled mound shaded by wild woodland and cultivated trees. Here were buried those who followed Aegialeus in Adrastus' expedition against Thebes, including other Argives of distinguished rank as well as Promachus, son of Parthenopaeus. As for Aegialeus himself, in my account treating of Megaris, I have previously indicated that his tomb lies in Pagai.

Proper Nouns

Argives (Ἀργεῖοι) other
Aegialeus (Αἰγιαλεύς) person Q4687559
Parthenopaeus (Παρθενοπαῖος) person
Promachos (Πρόμαχος) person
Adrastus (Ἄδραστος) person
Glisas (Γλίσας) place Q11924352
Thebes (Θῆβαι) place Q11225429
Megaris (Μεγαρίς) place Q645572
Pagai (Πγαί) place Q935675
Also in: 1.41.8
Teumessos (Τευμησσός) place Q15627845
Also in: 9.19.1 9.19.3
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