Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.3.1

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Passage 2.3.1: Bronze statue of Athena with Muses on its pedestal in the marketplace

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐν μέσῳ δὲ τῆς ἀγορᾶς ἐστιν Ἀθηνᾶ χαλκῆ· τῷ βάθρῳ δὲ αὐτῆς ἐστι Μουσῶν ἀγάλματα ἐπειργασμένα. ὑπὲρ δὲ τὴν ἀγοράν ἐστιν Ὀκταβίας ναὸς ἀδελφῆς Αὐγούστου βασιλεύσαντος Ῥωμαίων μετὰ Καίσαρα τὸν οἰκιστὴν Κορίνθου τῆς νῦν.

English Translation

In the middle of the marketplace is a bronze statue of Athena; upon its pedestal relief sculptures of the Muses have been crafted. Above the marketplace is a temple of Octavia, sister of Augustus, who ruled the Romans after Caesar, the founder of Corinth as it now stands.

Proper Nouns

Muse (Μοῦσα) deity
Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) deity
Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι) other
Augustus (Αὐγουστός) person Q1405
Caesar (Καῖσαρ) person
Also in: 2.1.2
Octavia (Ὀκταβία) person
Corinth (Κόρινθος) place Q1363688 Pleiades
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