Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.9.1

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Passage 10.9.1: The sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi and its notable votive offerings.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Δελφοῖς δὲ ἡ πόλις ἄναντες διὰ πάσης παρέχεται σχῆμα, κατὰ τὰ αὐτὰ δὲ τῇ πόλει τῇ ἄλλῃ καὶ ὁ ἱερὸς περίβολος τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος. οὗτος δὲ μεγέθει μέγας καὶ ἀνωτάτω τοῦ ἄστεώς ἐστι· τέτμηνται δὲ καὶ ἔξοδοι διʼ αὐτοῦ συνεχεῖς. ὁπόσα δὲ τῶν ἀναθημάτων εἶναί μοι λόγου μάλιστα ἄξια ἐφαίνετο, ποιησόμεθα αὐτῶν μνήμην.

English Translation

At Delphi the city rises upward, extending its shape throughout the entire area; the sacred enclosure of Apollo, likewise, conforms to the rest of the city. This enclosure is large in extent and occupies the highest part of the town. Continuous paths have also been made through it. Now, concerning the votive offerings, I will mention those that seemed to me particularly worthy of record.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Delphi (Δελφοί) place Q75459 Pleiades
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