Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.26.4

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Passage 9.26.4: Execution of those disputing royal lineage and Oedipus's arrival.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

οὐκ ἔχοντας δὲ αὐτοὺς ἀποκρίνασθαι θανάτῳ ζημιοῦν, ἅτε οὐ προσηκόντως ἀμφισβητοῦντας γένους τε καὶ ἀρχῆς. Οἰδίπους δὲ ἄρα ἀφίκετο ὑπὸ ὀνείρατος δεδιδαγμένος τὸν χρησμόν.

English Translation

Since they could not answer, they punished them with death, on the grounds that they had improperly disputed their lineage and royal power. Oedipus, it is said, arrived, having learned of the oracle through a dream.

Proper Nouns

Oedipus (Οἰδίπους) person
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