Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.36.5

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Passage 9.36.5: The treasure-house of Minyas and the walls of Tiryns

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

Ἕλληνες δὲ ἄρα εἰσὶ δεινοὶ τὰ ὑπερόρια ἐν θαύματι τίθεσθαι μείζονι ἢ τὰ οἰκεῖα, ὁπότε γε ἀνδράσιν ἐπιφανέσιν ἐς συγγραφὴν πυραμίδας μὲν τὰς παρὰ Αἰγυπτίοις ἐπῆλθεν ἐξηγήσασθαι πρὸς τὸ ἀκριβέστατον, θησαυρὸν δὲ τὸν Μινύου καὶ τὰ τείχη τὰ ἐν Τίρυνθι οὐδὲ ἐπὶ βραχὺ ἤγαγον μνήμης, οὐδὲν ὄντα ἐλάττονος θαύματος.

English Translation

Indeed, Greeks are inclined to marvel more at things abroad than at their own; this is clearly so, since famous authors have taken pains to describe most precisely the pyramids of Egypt in their writings, while the treasure-house of Minyas and the walls of Tiryns have not received even a brief mention, though these are no less wondrous.

Proper Nouns

Egyptians (Αἰγύπτιοι) person
Minyas (Μινύας) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
Tiryns (Τίρυνς) place Q217379 Pleiades
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