Pausanias here mentions two separate myths having to do with Amazons. One of the myths has already been mentioned by him at 1.2.1 and will be mentioned again at 1.17.2 and at 1.25. ...
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I have already noted the passing reference made by Pausanias here at 1.17.2 to the Amazonomachy. And I have also already noted the previous references made by Pausanias, at 1.2.1 a ...
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Pausanias says here that the name Marathon applies to a cult hero, that is, to a figure who is worshipped by the local population, and that the locale of Marathon is named after hi ...
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Pausanias 1.15.1
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Pausanias 1.15.2
Gregory NagyPausanias here mentions two separate myths having to do with Amazons. One of the myths has already been mentioned by him at 1.2.1 and will be mentioned again at 1.17.2 and at 1.25. ... Continue reading
Pausanias 1.17.2
Gregory NagyI have already noted the passing reference made by Pausanias here at 1.17.2 to the Amazonomachy. And I have also already noted the previous references made by Pausanias, at 1.2.1 a ... Continue reading
Pausanias 1.21.2
Gregory NagyThe Niobids (1923), by Károly Patkó (Hungarian,1895–1941). Image via Wikimedia Commons. ... Continue reading
Pausanias 1.3.3
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Pausanias 1.15.3
Gregory NagyPausanias says here that the name Marathon applies to a cult hero, that is, to a figure who is worshipped by the local population, and that the locale of Marathon is named after hi ... Continue reading
Pausanias 1.3.4
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