Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.36.8

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Passage 10.36.8: Bronze statue of Poseidon in Antikyra's harbor temple.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Ἀντικυρεῦσι δὲ εἰσὶ μὲν ἀνδριάντες ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ χαλκοῖ, ἔστι δέ σφισιν ἐπὶ τῷ λιμένι Ποσειδῶνος οὐ μέγα ἱερόν, λογάσιν ᾠκοδομημένον λίθοις· κεκονίαται δὲ τὰ ἐντός. τὸ δὲ ἄγαλμα ὀρθὸν χαλκοῦ πεποιημένον, βέβηκε δὲ ἐπὶ δελφῖνι τῷ ἑτέρῳ τῶν ποδῶν· κατὰ τοῦτο δὲ ἔχει καὶ τὴν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τῷ μηρῷ, ἐν δὲ τῇ ἑτέρᾳ χειρὶ τρίαινά ἐστιν αὐτῷ.

English Translation

In Antikyra there are bronze statues in the agora, and by their harbor there is a small temple dedicated to Poseidon, built from selected stones, with its interior covered in stucco. The statue is of bronze, standing upright; it rests one foot upon a dolphin, and the hand on this side is placed upon the thigh. In the other hand he holds a trident.

Proper Nouns

Poseidon (Ποσειδών) deity
Antikyra (Ἀντίκυρα) place Q680099 Pleiades
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