Pausanias Analysis

Passage 1.14.1

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Passage 1.14.1: Enneakrounos fountain and adjacent temples of Demeter, Kore and Triptolemus in Athens

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἡ μὲν Ἠπειρωτῶν ἀκμὴ κατέστρεψεν ἐς τοῦτο· ἐς δὲ τὸ Ἀθήνῃσιν ἐσελθοῦσιν Ὠιδεῖον ἄλλα τε καὶ Διόνυσος κεῖται θέας ἄξιος. πλησίον δέ ἐστι κρήνη, καλοῦσι δὲ αὐτὴν Ἐννεάκρουνον, οὕτω κοσμηθεῖσαν ὑπὸ Πεισιστράτου· φρέατα μὲν γὰρ καὶ διὰ πάσης τῆς πόλεώς ἐστι, πηγὴ δὲ αὕτη μόνη. ναοὶ δὲ ὑπὲρ τὴν κρήνην ὁ μὲν Δήμητρος πεποίηται καὶ Κόρης, ἐν δὲ τῷ Τριπτολέμου κείμενόν ἐστιν ἄγαλμα· τὰ δὲ ἐς αὐτὸν ὁποῖα λέγεται γράψω, παρεὶς ὁπόσον ἐς Δηιόπην ἔχει τοῦ λόγου.

English Translation

The power of the Epeirotes had thus come to an end. As one enters Athens, in the Odeion, among other things, there is an image of Dionysus worthy of seeing. Nearby there is a fountain called Enneakrounos ("Nine-Spouted"), thus ornamented by Peisistratus; for while there are wells throughout the entire city, this alone is a natural spring. Above the fountain stand temples—one dedicated to Demeter and Kore, and another containing a statue of Triptolemus. Of Triptolemus I shall record such stories as are told, passing over what concerns Deiope.

Proper Nouns

Demeter (Δήμητρα) deity
Dionysus (Διόνυσος) deity
Kore (Κόρη) deity
Deiopē (Δηιόπη) person
Peisistratus (Πεισίστρατος) person
Triptolemus (Τριπτόλεμος) person
Athens (Ἀθῆναι) place Q844930
Enneakrounos (Ἐννεάκρουνος) place Q3076015
Epirus (Ἤπειρος) place Q11266977
Odeion (Ὠιδεῖον) place Q745797
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