Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.24.5

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Passage 10.24.5: Pindar's iron throne at Delphi.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἀνάκειται δὲ οὐ πόρρω τῆς ἑστίας θρόνος Πινδάρου· σιδήρου μέν ἐστιν ὁ θρόνος, ἐπὶ δὲ αὐτῷ φασιν, ὁπότε ἀφίκοιτο ἐς Δελφοὺς, καθέζεσθαί τε τὸν Πίνδαρον καὶ ᾄδειν ὁπόσα τῶν ᾀσμάτων ἐς Ἀπόλλωνά ἐστιν. ἐς δὲ τοῦ ναοῦ τὸ ἐσωτάτω, παρίασί τε ἐς αὐτὸ ὀλίγοι καὶ χρυσοῦν Ἀπόλλωνος ἕτερον ἄγαλμα ἀνάκειται.

English Translation

Not far from the hearth stands the throne of Pindar. The throne itself is made of iron, and they say that whenever Pindar came to Delphi he would sit upon it and sing whatever hymns he had composed in honor of Apollo. As for the innermost part of the temple, few enter into it, and inside there is set up another statue of Apollo, made of gold.

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