Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.5.11

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Passage 10.5.11: The bronze temple of Apollo.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τὰ δὲ ἐς τὸν τρίτον τῶν ναῶν, ὅτι ἐγένετο ἐκ χαλκοῦ, θαῦμα οὐδέν, εἴ γε Ἀκρίσιος μὲν θάλαμον χαλκοῦν τῇ θυγατρὶ ἐποιήσατο, Λακεδαιμονίοις δὲ Ἀθηνᾶς ἱερὸν Χαλκιοίκου καὶ ἐς ἡμᾶς ἔτι λείπεται, Ῥωμαίοις δὲ ἡ ἀγορὰ μεγέθους ἕνεκα καὶ κατασκευῆς τῆς ἄλλης θαῦμα οὖσα παρέχεται τὸν ὄροφον χαλκοῦν· οὕτω καὶ ναὸν τῷ Ἀπόλλωνι οὐκ ἂν ἄπο γε τοῦ εἰκότος εἴη γενέσθαι χαλκοῦν.

English Translation

As for the fact concerning the third of these temples, that it was constructed of bronze, this is hardly a wonder, especially given that Acrisius made a bronze chamber for his daughter, and among the Lacedaemonians the bronze-temple of Athena Chalcioecus still remains down to our own day. Moreover, the Romans have a forum remarkable for its size and overall design that also has a roof made of bronze. Thus, it is not inconsistent with probability that a bronze temple might have been constructed in honor of Apollo.

Proper Nouns

Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) deity
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Chalkioikos (Χαλκιοῖκος) other
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Acrisius (Ἀκρίσιος) person
Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι) person
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