Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.26.6

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Passage 9.26.6: Thespiae beneath Mount Helicon, named for Thespia or the Athenian Thespius.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

τραπομένῳ δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ Καβειρίου τὴν ἐν ἀριστερᾷ καὶ προελθόντι ὡς πεντήκοντα σταδίους Θέσπια ὑπὸ τὸ ὄρος τὸν Ἑλικῶνα ᾤκισται. θυγατέρα δὲ εἶναι Θέσπιαν λέγουσιν Ἀσωποῦ καὶ ἀπὸ ταύτης κληθῆναι τὴν πόλιν, οἱ δὲ Θέσπιόν φασιν ἐξ Ἀθηνῶν ἐλθόντα τὸ ὄνομα τῇ πόλει δοῦναι·

English Translation

Turning away from the Cabeirium and proceeding on the road that lies to the left for about fifty stadia, Thespiae lies situated beneath Mount Helicon. They say that Thespia was a daughter of Asopus, and from her the city derived its name; others maintain that Thespios, having come from Athens, gave the city its name.

Proper Nouns

Thespia (Θέσπια) person
Thespius (Θέσπιος) person
Asopos (Ἀσωπός) person
Thespia (Θέσπια) place Q1141295
Kabeirion (Καβείριον) place Q15206356
Also in: 9.26.1
Athens (Ἀθῆναι) place Q844930
Helicon (Ἑλικών) place Q215516
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