Pausanias, Description of Greece, ed. W. H. S. Jones, ed. H. A. Ormerod, ed. Gregory Nagy, 7.21.9

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[9] Pamphos also, who composed for the Athenians the most ancient of their hymns, says that Poseidon is

“Giver of horses and of ships with sails set.”

Pamphos, work unknown

So it is from horsemanship that he has acquired his name, and not for any other reason.

Description of Greece. Pausanias. ed. W. H. S. Jones, ed. H. A. Ormerod, ed. Gregory Nagy. . .

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Ἑλλάδος Περιηγήσεως Perseus (Pausanias. Pausaniae Graeciae descriptio, Volumes 1-3. Spiro, Friedrich, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1903.) — 7.21.9 focus

[9] Πάμφως δέ, ὃς Ἀθηναίοις τοὺς ἀρχαιοτάτους τῶν ὕμνων ἐποίησεν, εἶναί φησι τὸν Ποσειδῶνα

ἵππων τε δωτῆρα νεῶν τʼ ἰθυκρηδέμνων.

Pamphos, work unknown οὕτω διὰ τὴν ἱππικὴν καὶ οὐκ ἀπὸ ἑτέρας προφάσεως τὸ ὄνομα ἔσχηκεν.

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Description of Greece Perseus (Pausanias. Pausanias Description of Greece, Volumes 1-4. Jones, W.H.S. (William Henry Samuel), translator; Ormerod, Henry Arderne, translator. London, New York: W. Heinemann, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1918-1935.) — 7.21.9 focus

[9] Pamphos also, who composed for the Athenians the most ancient of their hymns, says that Poseidon is—

Giver of horses and of ships with sails set.

Pamphos, work unknown So it is from horsemanship that he has acquired his name, and not for any other reason.

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