Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.38.5

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Passage 10.38.5: Temple of Athena on the acropolis with a bronze statue said to be from Troy.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

κεκόσμηται δὲ ἡ πόλις κατασκευῇ τε τῇ ἄλλῃ καὶ τὰ μάλιστα ἥκοντα ἐς μνήμην ἔστι μὲν μνῆμα Ἀμφίσσης, ἔστι δὲ Ἀνδραίμονος· σὺν δὲ αὐτῷ ταφῆναι λέγουσι καὶ Γόργην τὴν Οἰνέως συνοικήσασαν τῷ Ἀνδραίμονι. ἐν δὲ τῇ ἀκροπόλει ναός σφισιν Ἀθηνᾶς καὶ ἄγαλμα ὀρθὸν χαλκοῦ πεποιημένον, κομισθῆναι δὲ ὑπὸ Θόαντός φασιν αὐτὴν ἐξ Ἰλίου καὶ εἶναι λαφύρων τῶν ἐκ Τροίας·

English Translation

The city is adorned both in its general construction and especially with things most memorable; there is a tomb of Amphissa and one of Andraimon. With him, they say, was buried Gorge, daughter of Oineus, who had become the wife of Andraimon. On the acropolis is a temple of Athena, with a bronze statue set upright; they claim that Thoas brought the image from Ilium, and that it formed part of the spoils from Troy.

Proper Nouns

Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) deity
Gorge (Γόργη) person
Thoas (Θόας) person
Also in: 2.4.3 5.3.6 5.3.7
Oineus (Οἰνεύς) person
Amphissa (Ἀμφίσσα) person
Andraimon (Ἀνδραίμων) person
Also in: 7.3.5
Troy (Τροία) place Q22647
Acropolis (ἀκρόπολις) place Q131013
Ilium (Ἴλιον) place Q22647
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