Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.34.12

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Passage 2.34.12: Aphrodite's temple at Hermione and its mandatory pre-wedding sacrifices

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

καὶ ναὸς ἕτερός ἐστιν Ἀφροδίτης· αὕτη καὶ ἄλλας ἔχει παρὰ Ἑρμιονέων τιμάς, καὶ ταῖς παρθένοις καὶ ἢν γυνὴ χηρεύουσα παρὰ ἄνδρα μέλλῃ φοιτᾶν, ἁπάσαις πρὸ γάμου θύειν καθέστηκεν ἐνταῦθα. Δήμητρος δὲ ἱερὰ πεποίηται Θερμασίας, τὸ μὲν ἐπὶ τοῖς πρὸς τὴν Τροιζηνίαν ὅροις, ὡς ἐστὶν εἰρημένον ἤδη μοι, τὸ δὲ καὶ ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ πόλει.

English Translation

There is also another temple of Aphrodite, who among the people of Hermione receives special honors besides. It has been established here as customary that all maidens, as well as widows intending to remarry, must sacrifice to her before their wedding. Sanctuaries of Demeter Thermasia have been erected, one on the borders toward Troezenia, as I have already mentioned, and another within the city itself.

Proper Nouns

Demeter (Δήμητρα) deity
Thermasia (Θερμασία) deity
Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) deity
Hermioneans (Ἑρμιονεύς) person
Troezenia (Τροιζηνία) place
Also in: 2.31.4 2.32.6
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