Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.8.3

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Passage 9.8.3: Enclosure of pillars marking where Amphiaraüs sank into the earth near Potniae.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐκ δὲ τῶν Ποτνιῶν ἰοῦσιν ἐς Θήβας ἔστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ περίβολος τῆς ὁδοῦ τε οὐ μέγας καὶ κίονες ἐν αὐτῷ· διαστῆναι δὲ Ἀμφιαράῳ τὴν γῆν ταύτῃ νομίζουσιν, ἐπιλέγοντες καὶ τάδε ἔτι, μήτε ὄρνιθας ἐπὶ τῶν κιόνων καθέζεσθαι τούτων μήτε πόαν τὴν ἐνταῦθα μήτε ἥμερον ζῷον μήτε τῶν ἀγρίων νέμεσθαι.

English Translation

As you travel from Potniae toward Thebes, there is on the right side of the road an enclosure that is not large, containing pillars within it. There, they say, the earth opened to receive Amphiaraüs, adding further this tradition, that no birds perch upon these columns, nor does any grass grow there, nor do animals, either domestic or wild, graze upon the spot.

Proper Nouns

Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιαράος) person
Also in: 2.21.2
Thebes (Θῆβαι) place Q11225429
Potniae (Ποτνίαι) place Q3400070
Also in: 9.25.7
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