A periegesis (Ancient Greek περιήγησις 'leading around') is a geographical survey or travelogue, sometimes also called a periodos ' journey around' [sc. the world].
It is the name of several books:
- Periegesis of Greece, Ἑλλάδος περιήγησις, or Hellados Periegesis, in prose, usually translated as Description of Greece, by Pausanias
- Dionysius Periegetes of Alexandria's Οικουμένης περιήγησης Periegesis of the World, in hexameter, usually translated Survey of the World
- Pseudo-Scymnus's Scymni Chii Periegesis, correctly called Περίοδος του Νικομήδη
- Mnaseas of Patras's Periegesis or Periplus
See also
edit- Periplus, an itinerary of ports and coastal landmarks
- Periodos ges of Hecataeus of Miletus
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