Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.38.12

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Passage 10.38.12: Seaside temple of Poseidon; Artemis Aetolian statue; cave sanctuary of Aphrodite for women.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐνταῦθα ἔστι μὲν ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ ναὸς Ποσειδῶνος καὶ ἄγαλμα ὀρθὸν χαλκοῦ πεποιημένον, ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἱερὸν Ἀρτέμιδος καὶ ἄγαλμα λευκοῦ λίθου· σχῆμα δὲ ἀκοντιζούσης παρέχεται καὶ ἐπίκλησιν εἴληφεν Αἰτωλή. Ἀφροδίτη δὲ ἔχει μὲν ἐν σπηλαίῳ τιμάς· εὔχονται δὲ καὶ ἄλλων εἵνεκα καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες μάλιστα αἱ χῆραι γάμον αἰτοῦσι παρὰ τῆς θεοῦ.

English Translation

Here by the sea is a temple of Poseidon and an upright bronze statue. There is also a sanctuary of Artemis and a statue made of white stone; it is represented in the attitude of throwing a javelin, and it bears the surname Aetolian. Aphrodite is honored within a cave; people pray to this goddess concerning various matters, but especially women—particularly widows—who beg her for marriage.

Proper Nouns

Aetole (Αἰτωλή) deity
Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) deity
Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) deity
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
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