Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.36.7

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Passage 9.36.7: Hyettus flees Argos to Orchomenus after killing Molurus

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Ὑήττου δὲ ἐποιήσατο μνήμην καὶ ὁ τὰ ἔπη συνθεὶς ἃς μεγάλας Ἠοίας καλοῦσιν Ἕλληνες· Ὕηττος δὲ Μόλουρον Ἀρίσβαντος φίλον υἱόν κτείνας ἐν μεγάροις εὐνῆς ἕνεχʼ ἧς ἀλόχοιο, οἶκον ἀποπρολιπὼν φεῦγʼ Ἄργεος ἱπποβότοιο, ἷξεν δʼ Ὀρχομενὸν Μινυήιον· καί μιν ὅ γʼ ἥρως δέξατο καὶ κτεάνων μοῖραν πόρεν ὡς ἐπιεικές. The Great Eoeae, unknown location.

English Translation

The poet who composed the verses which the Greeks call the Great Eoeae also made mention of Hyettus, saying: "Hyettus, after having slain Molurus, the beloved son of Arisbas, in his own halls on account of the bed of his wife, forsook his home and fled from horse-pasturing Argos. He came to Minyan Orchomenus, and there the hero received him kindly and granted him a fitting share of possessions."

Proper Nouns

Minyans (Μινύαι) other
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) other
Eoeae (Ἠοία) other
Also in: 9.40.5
Molouros (Μόλουρος) person
Also in: 9.36.6
Arisbantos (Ἀρίσβαντας) person
Hyettos (Ὕηττος) person
Also in: 9.36.6 9.36.8
Argos (Ἄργος) place Q13533353
Orchomenus (Ὀρχομενός) place Q13574822
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