Abbreviated Work Title:
Paus. 1.39.5
Work:
Graeciae descriptio
Section:
Book 1 Chapter 39 section 5
Text:
Βοιωτοὶ δὲ ἐν Ὀγχηστῷ Μεγα-
ρέα τὸν Ποσειδῶνος οἰκοῦντα ἀφικέσθαι στρατιᾷ Βοιω-
τῶν φασι Νίσῳ τὸν πρὸς Μίνω πόλεμον συνδιοίσοντα,
πεσόντα δὲ αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ μάχῃ ταφῆναί τε αὐτοῦ καὶ
τῇ πόλει Μέγαρα ὄνομα ἀπὸ τούτου γενέσθαι, πρότε-
ρον Νίσᾳ καλουμένῃ.
Translation:
But the Boeotians declare that Megareus, son of Poseidon, who dwelt in Onchestus, came with an army of Boeotians to help Nisus wage the war against Minos; that falling in the battle he was buried on the spot, and the city was named Megara from him, having previously been called Nisa.
Translated By:
W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod (1918)