Bura

First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 25

In Book 7, Chapter 25, Bura is named as the daughter of Ion, son of Xuthus by Helice, and the town is said to take its name from her. When Helice was destroyed by the god, Bura too was devastated by a mighty earthquake, which destroyed the old temple statues and killed those present; only inhabitants away on military service or other errands survived.

Relationship record

Life events

• A mighty earthquake devastated Bura, destroying its old temple statues and killing those present.(Book 7 · Chapter 25 · 📍 Bura)
  • With: Helice
  • “And when Helice was totally destroyed by the god, Bura also was afflicted by a mighty earthquake, so that none of the old statues were left in the temples.”
• Only Bura's inhabitants who were away on military service or other errands survived.(Book 7 · Chapter 25 · 📍 Bura)
  • “And those that happened to be at that time away on military service or some other errand were the only people of Bura preserved.”

Book 7 · Chapter 25

• parent: Ion “The town got its name they say from Bura the daughter of Ion, the Son of Xuthus by Helice.”
• elder kin: Xuthus (Xuthus is Bura's grandfather.) “The town got its name they say from Bura the daughter of Ion, the Son of Xuthus by Helice.”
• elder kin: Helice (Helice is Bura's grandmother.) “The town got its name they say from Bura the daughter of Ion, the Son of Xuthus by Helice.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.