Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.38.7

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Passage 10.38.7: Ancient Athena statue at Amphissa and the local rite to the Anaktes.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

τοῦτο οὖν τὸ ἄγαλμα τῆς ἐν τῇ Ἀμφίσσῃ Ἀθηνᾶς καὶ ἰδεῖν ἔστιν ἀρχαιότερον καὶ ἀργότερον τὴν τέχνην. ἄγουσι δὲ καὶ τελετὴν οἱ Ἀμφισσεῖς Ἀνάκτων καλουμένων παίδων· οἵτινες δὲ θεῶν εἰσιν οἱ Ἄνακτες παῖδες, οὐ κατὰ ταὐτά ἐστιν εἰρημένον, ἀλλʼ οἱ μὲν εἶναι Διοσκούρους, οἱ δὲ Κούρητας, οἱ δὲ πλέον τι ἐπίστασθαι νομίζοντες Καβείρους λέγουσι.

English Translation

This statue of Athena in Amphissa can be seen to be ancient in appearance and crude in its workmanship. The people of Amphissa also hold a rite dedicated to those called the Anaktes ("the Lords") children. But as to whose children among the gods these Anaktes might be, accounts differ: some say they are the Dioskouroi, others the Kouretes, and others, believing they have superior knowledge, call them the Kabeiroi.

Proper Nouns

Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι) deity
Kabeiroi (Κάβειροι) deity
Kouretes (Κούρητες) deity
Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) deity
Anaktes (Ἄνακτες) deity
Also in: 2.22.6 2.36.6
Amphisseus (people of Amphissa) (Ἀμφισσεύς) person
Amphissa (Ἄμφισσα) place Q470481 Pleiades
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