Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.34.7

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Passage 9.34.7: Athamas grants land and adopts Haliartus and Coronus.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

παραγενομένου δὲ ὡς αὐτὸν Ἀθάμαντος, ἀπένειμε τῆς αὑτοῦ τῷ Ἀθάμαντι τήν τε περὶ τὸ Λαφύστιον χώραν καὶ τὴν νῦν Κορώνειαν καὶ Ἁλιαρτίαν. Ἀθάμας δὲ ἅτε οὐδένα οἱ παίδων τῶν ἀρσένων λελεῖφθαι νομίζων---τὰ μὲν γὰρ ἐς Λέαρχόν τε καὶ Μελικέρτην ἐτόλμησεν αὐτός, Λεύκωνι δὲ ὑπὸ νόσου τελευτῆσαι συνέβη, Φρίξον δὲ ἄρα οὐκ ἠπίστατο ἢ αὐτὸν περιόντα ἢ γένος ὑπολειπόμενον Φρίξου---τούτων ἕνεκα ἐποιήσατο Ἁλίαρτον καὶ Κόρωνον τοὺς Θερσάνδρου τοῦ Σισύφου· Σισύφου γὰρ ἀδελφὸς ἦν ὁ Ἀθάμας.

English Translation

When Athamas arrived, he assigned to him from his own domain the land around Laphystion, as well as what are now Coroneia and Haliartia. Athamas, believing that none of his male children remained—since he himself had acted rashly against Learchus and Melicertes, Leukon had died of illness, and he was unaware either that Phrixus survived or that descendants of Phrixus remained—consequently adopted Haliartus and Coronus, sons of Thersander, son of Sisyphus. For Athamas was the brother of Sisyphus.

Proper Nouns

Thersandros (Θέρσανδρος) person
Koronos (Κόρωνος) person
Also in: 5.1.6
Learchos (Λέαρχος) person
Also in: 1.44.7
Leukon (Λεύκων) person
Also in: 6.21.11 9.34.9
Melikertes (Μελικέρτης) person
Sisyphus (Σίσυφος) person
Phrixos (Φρίξος) person
Athamas (Ἀθάμας) person
Haliartus (Ἁλίαρτος) person
Also in: 9.34.8
Koroneia (Κορώνεια) place Q593295
Laphystion (Λαφύστιον) place Q24888313
Also in: 9.34.5 9.34.6
Haliartia (Ἁλιαρτία) place Q11925163
Also in: 9.16.6
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