Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.23.2

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Passage 9.23.2: Tomb of Pindar and the legend of bees feeding him honey

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ὑπερβάντι δὲ τοῦ σταδίου τὰ ἐν δεξιᾷ δρόμος ἵππων καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ Πινδάρου μνῆμά ἐστι. Πίνδαρον δὲ ἡλικίαν ὄντα νεανίσκον καὶ ἰόντα ἐς Θεσπιὰς θέρους ὥρᾳ καύματος περὶ μεσοῦσαν μάλιστα ἡμέραν κόπος καὶ ὕπνος ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ κατελάμβανεν· ὁ μὲν δὴ ὡς εἷχε κατακλίνεται βραχὺ ὑπὲρ τῆς ὁδοῦ, μέλισσαι δὲ αὐτῷ καθεύδοντι προσεπέτοντό τε καὶ ἔπλασσον πρὸς τὰ χείλη τοῦ κηροῦ.

English Translation

After passing the stadium, on the right is a race-course for horses, and within it is the tomb of Pindar. It is told that when Pindar was a young man, journeying once to Thespiae during the height of summer around noontime when the heat is greatest, exhaustion and sleep overtook him. He lay down just beside the road where he happened to be, and as he slept, bees flew toward him and molded honeycomb upon his lips.

Proper Nouns

Pindar (Πίνδαρος) person
Thespiae (Θεσπιαι) place Q1141295
Also in: 10.20.1
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