Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.24.5

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Passage 2.24.5: Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia on Mount Lycone

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ὁδοὶ δὲ ἐξ Ἄργους καὶ κατʼ ἄλλα εἰσὶ τῆς Πελοποννήσου καὶ πρὸς Ἀρκαδίας ἐπὶ Τεγέαν. ἐν δεξιᾷ δὲ ὄρος ἐστὶν ἡ Λυκώνη, δένδρα κυπαρίσσου μάλιστα ἔχουσα. ᾠκοδόμηται δὲ ἐπὶ κορυφῇ τοῦ ὄρους Ἀρτέμιδος Ὀρθίας ἱερόν, καὶ ἀγάλματα Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ Λητοῦς καὶ Ἀρτέμιδος πεποίηται λευκοῦ λίθου· Πολυκλείτου δέ φασιν εἶναι ἔργα. καταβάντων δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους αὖθίς ἐστιν ἐν ἀριστερᾷ τῆς λεωφόρου ναὸς Ἀρτέμιδος.

English Translation

Roads from Argos extend both towards other parts of the Peloponnesus and toward Arcadia, leading to Tegea. On the right is a mountain called Lycone, especially rich in cypress trees. On its summit stands a sanctuary dedicated to Artemis Orthia, with statues of Apollo, Leto, and Artemis crafted from white stone, said to be works of Polycleitus. Upon descending from the mountain, again on the left side of the road, there is a temple of Artemis.

Proper Nouns

Leto (Λητώ) deity
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Artemis Orthia (Ἀρτεμις Ὀρθία) deity
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
Polykleitos (Πολύκλειτος) person
Lykone (Λυκώνη) place Q134396333
Peloponnese (Πελοπόννησος) place Q78967
Tegea (Τεγέα) place Q645234 Pleiades
Arcadia (Ἀρκαδία) place Q12898802
Argos (Ἄργος) place Q13533353
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