Pausanias Analysis

Passage 1.44.9

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Passage 1.44.9: The temple of Zeus Aphesius at the mountain summit.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐπὶ δὲ τοῦ ὄρους τῇ ἄκρᾳ Διός ἐστιν Ἀφεσίου καλουμένου ναός· φασὶ δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ συμβάντος ποτὲ τοῖς Ἕλλησιν αὐχμοῦ θύσαντος Αἰακοῦ κατά τι δὴ λόγιον τῷ Πανελληνίῳ Διὶ ἐν Αἰγίνῃ †κομίσαντα δὲ ἀφεῖναι καὶ διὰ τοῦτο Ἀφέσιον καλεῖσθαι τὸν Δία. ἐνταῦθα καὶ Ἀφροδίτης ἄγαλμα καὶ Ἀπόλλωνός ἐστι καὶ Πανός.

English Translation

At the summit of the mountain there is a temple of Zeus, who is called Aphesius (the Releaser). They say that once, during a great drought that came upon the Greeks, Aiakos sacrificed at Aegina to Zeus Panhellenius in accordance with a certain oracle; and upon performing the sacrifice, relief was granted, and for this reason Zeus is called Aphesius. There are also here statues of Aphrodite, Apollo, and Pan.

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity
Pan (Πάν) deity
Panhellenian Zeus (Πανελλήνιος Ζεύς) deity
Also in: 2.29.8 2.30.3
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Aphesios (Zeus) (Ἀφέσιος (Ζεύς)) deity
Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) deity
Aeacus (Αἰακός) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
Aegina (Αἴγινα) place Q191082
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