Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.30.1

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Passage 2.30.1: Three temples of Apollo, Artemis, and Dionysus.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ναοὶ δὲ οὐ πολὺ ἀλλήλων ἀφεστηκότες ὁ μὲν Ἀπόλλωνός ἐστιν, ὁ δὲ Ἀρτέμιδος, Διονύσῳ δὲ αὐτῶν ὁ τρίτος. Ἀπόλλωνι μὲν δὴ ξόανον γυμνόν ἐστι τέχνης τῆς ἐπιχωρίου, τῇ δὲ Ἀρτέμιδί ἐστιν ἐσθής, κατὰ ταὐτὰ δὲ καὶ τῷ Διονύσῳ· καὶ γένεια Διόνυσος ἔχων πεποίηται. τοῦ δὲ Ἀσκληπιοῦ τὸ ἱερὸν ἔστι μὲν ἑτέρωθι καὶ οὐ ταύτῃ, λίθου δὲ ἄγαλμα καθήμενον.

English Translation

Not far separated from each other are three temples: one is of Apollo, one of Artemis, and the third of Dionysus. In Apollo's temple there is a wooden image, naked, of local workmanship. Artemis is clothed, as is likewise Dionysus; Dionysus is also represented with a beard. The sanctuary of Asclepius is elsewhere, not in this place, and contains a seated statue of stone.

Proper Nouns

Dionysus (Διόνυσος) deity
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Artemis (Ἀρτέμις) deity
Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός) deity
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