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)