Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.5.15

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Passage 9.5.15: Tisamenos becomes king after Peneleos' death.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

καὶ ἐναγίζειν οἱ ἐπιχώριοί φασιν αὐτῷ. τελευτήσαντος δὲ Θερσάνδρου καὶ δεύτερα ἐπί τε Ἀλέξανδρον καὶ ἐς Ἴλιον ἀθροιζομένου στόλου Πηνέλεων ἄρχοντα εἵλοντο, ὅτι οὐκ ἐν ἡλικίᾳ πω Τισαμενὸς ἦν ὁ Θερσάνδρου· Πηνέλεω δὲ ἀποθανόντος ὑπὸ Εὐρυπύλου τοῦ Τηλέφου Τισαμενὸν βασιλέα αἱροῦνται, Θερσάνδρου τε ὄντα καὶ Δημωνάσσης τῆς Ἀμφιαράου. τῶν δὲ Ἐρινύων τῶν Λαΐου καὶ Οἰδίποδος Τισαμενῷ μὲν οὐκ ἐγένετο μήνιμα, Αὐτεσίωνι δὲ τῷ Τισαμενοῦ, ὥστε καὶ παρὰ τοὺς Δωριέας μετῴκησε τοῦ θεοῦ χρήσαντος.

English Translation

And the local inhabitants say that ritual offerings were made to him. When Thersandros had died, and a second expedition was being assembled against Alexander and Ilium, they chose Peneleos as their leader, since Tisamenos, son of Thersandros, was not yet of mature age. But after Peneleos had been killed by Eurypylos, son of Telephos, they appointed as king Tisamenos, the son of Thersandros and Demonassa, daughter of Amphiaraos. Now, the Erinyes from Laios and Oedipus showed no anger against Tisamenos himself, but rather against Autesion, the son of Tisamenos, who, following the god’s oracle, migrated among the Dorians.

Proper Nouns

Erinyes (Ἐρινύες) deity
Dorians (Δωριεῖς) other
Autesion (Αὐτεσίων) person Q101240374
Demonassis (Demonasse) (Δημωνάσση) person
Eurypylos (Εὐρύπυλος) person Q125783838
Thersandros (Θέρσανδρος) person
Laios (Λάϊος) person
Oedipus (Οἰδίπους) person
Peneleos (Πηνέλεως) person
Telephus (Τήλεφος) person
Tisamenus (Τισαμενός) person
Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) person
Amphiaraos (Ἀμφιάραος) person
Ilium (Ἴλιον) place Q22647
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