Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.41.4

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Passage 9.41.4: Golden necklace strung with amber mentioned by Eumaeus.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

οὐ μὲν οὐδὲ ἠγνόει τοὺς ὅρμους τοὺς ποικίλους· ἐν μέν γε τοῖς Εὐμαίου λόγοις πρὸς Ὀδυσσέα, πρὶν ἢ ἐκ Πύλου Τηλέμαχον ἀφικέσθαι σφίσιν ἐπὶ τὴν αὐλήν, ἐν τούτοις τοῖς λόγοις ἐστὶν ἤλυθʼ ἀνὴρ πολύιδρις ἐμοῦ πρὸς δώματα πατρός χρύσεον ὅρμον ἔχων, μετὰ δʼ ἠλέκτροισιν ἔερτο, Hom. Od. 15.459

English Translation

Nor indeed was he unfamiliar with richly wrought necklaces; at any rate, in the conversation of Eumaeus addressed to Odysseus, before Telemachus had returned from Pylos to their homestead, occur these words: "A man of much skill came to my father's house bearing a golden necklace, strung with pieces of amber." (Hom. Od. 15.459)

Proper Nouns

Homer, Odyssey (Ὅμηρος, Ὀδύσσεια) other
Also in: 4.1.3
Eumaeus (Εὔμαιος) person
Telemachus (Τηλέμαχος) person
Also in: 6.13.11
Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς) person
Pylos (Πύλος) place Q3904982
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