Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.22.6

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Passage 9.22.6: Sanctuary of Dionysus at Anthedon with tombs of Iphimedeia's and Aloeus's children.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Διονύσου τε ἱερὸν πεποίηται καὶ ἄγαλμα πρὸ τῆς πόλεως κατὰ τὸ ἐς τὴν ἤπειρον. ἐνταῦθά εἰσι μὲν τάφοι τῶν Ἰφιμεδείας καὶ Ἀλωέως παίδων· γενέσθαι δέ σφισι τοῦ βίου τὴν τελευτὴν ὑπὸ Ἀπόλλωνος κατὰ τὰ αὐτὰ Ὅμηρος πεποιήκασι καὶ Πίνδαρος, προστίθησι δὲ Πίνδαρος, ὡς ἐπιλάβοι τὸ χρεὼν αὐτοὺς ἐν Νάξῳ τῇ ὑπὲρ Πάρου κειμένῃ. τούτων τε δή ἐστι τῇ Ἀνθηδόνι μνήματα καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ θαλάσσῃ καλούμενον Γλαύκου πήδημα·

English Translation

There is a sanctuary and a statue of Dionysus, situated outside the city toward the mainland. Here are the tombs of the children of Iphimedeia and Aloeus. Both Homer and Pindar record that the end of their lives came about through Apollo's agency. Pindar further adds that this destiny overtook them on Naxos, the island lying beyond Paros. In Anthedon there are monuments to these figures, and beside the sea is a place called the Leap of Glaucus.

Proper Nouns

Dionysus (Διόνυσος) deity
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Glaukos (Γλαῦκος) person Q20002632
Pindar (Πίνδαρος) person
Aloeus (Ἀλωεύς) person
Iphimedeia (Ἰφιμεδεία) person
Homer (Ὅμηρος) person
Naxos (Νάξος) place Q188527
Paros (Πάρος) place Q20379949
Also in: 1.32.4
Anthedon (Ἀνθηδών) place Q2857905
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