Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.37.1

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Passage 10.37.1: Praxiteles' statue of Artemis at a rock-top temple

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τῆς πόλεως δὲ ἐν δεξιᾷ δύο μάλιστα προελθόντι ἀπʼ αὐτῆς σταδίους, πέτρα τέ ἐστιν ὑψηλὴ---μοῖρα ὄρους ἡ πέτρα---καὶ ἱερὸν ἐπʼ αὐτῆς πεποιημένον ἐστὶν Ἀρτέμιδος· ἡ Ἄρτεμις ἔργων τῶν Πραξιτέλους , δᾷδα ἔχουσα τῇ δεξιᾷ καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν ὤμων φαρέτραν, παρὰ δὲ αὐτὴν κύων ἐν ἀριστερᾷ· μέγεθος δὲ ὑπὲρ τὴν μεγίστην γυναῖκα τὸ ἄγαλμα.

English Translation

About two stadia on the right-hand side as one proceeds from the city stands a lofty rock—part of a mountain—and a temple of Artemis built upon it. The Artemis is a work of Praxiteles. She holds a torch in her right hand, has a quiver hanging over her shoulders, and by her left side stands a dog. The statue is larger in size than the tallest woman.

Proper Nouns

Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
Praxiteles (Πραξιτέλης) person
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