Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.32.5

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Passage 10.32.5: Cave of the gods with statues of Heracles, Hermes, and Apollo and inner springs

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

καὶ ἐπὶ τούτῳ πρὸ τοῦ σπηλαίου σφίσιν ἀγάλματα οὐ μεγάλα ἐστὶν Ἡρακλέους καὶ Ἑρμοῦ τε καὶ Ἀπόλλωνος, Σπηλαῗται καλούμενοι· τὸ δὲ ἀπέχει ὅσον τριάκοντα τοῦ ἄστεως σταδίους, ὕδατος δέ εἰσιν ἐν αὐτῷ πηγαί· οὔτε δὲ ἔσοδος ἐς αὐτὸ φέρει οὔτε ἐπὶ πολὺ ἡ αὐγὴ δίεισι τοῦ ἡλίου, τοῦ τε ὀρόφου τὰ πλείονα ἐγγυτάτω τοῦ ἐδάφους γίνεται.

English Translation

In front of this cave there are small statues of Heracles, Hermes, and Apollo, who are called the gods of the cave. The distance from the city to this cave is about thirty stades, and within it are springs of water. There is no easy entrance into the interior, nor does sunlight penetrate far inside, and the greater part of the ceiling is very close to the ground.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) deity
Helios (ἥλιος) deity
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) deity
Spelaites (of the Cave) (Σπηλαῖται) other
city (ἄστυ) place Q1750414
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