Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.36.7

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Passage 2.36.7: Cheimarron stone enclosure marking Pluto's descent and entrance to the underworld

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

ἀναστρέψας δὲ ἐς τὴν εὐθεῖαν τόν τε Ἐρασῖνον διαβήσῃ καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν Χείμαρρον ποταμὸν ἀφίξῃ. πλησίον δὲ αὐτοῦ περίβολός ἐστι λίθων, καὶ τὸν Πλούτωνα ἁρπάσαντα ὡς λέγεται Κόρην τὴν Δήμητρος καταβῆναι ταύτῃ φασὶν ἐς τὴν ὑπόγεων νομιζομένην ἀρχήν. ἡ δὲ Λέρνα ἐστίν, ὡς καὶ τὰ πρότερα ἔχει μοι τοῦ λόγου, πρὸς θαλάσσῃ, καὶ τελετὴν Λερναίᾳ ἄγουσιν ἐνταῦθα Δήμητρι.

English Translation

Turning back to the main road, you cross the Erasinus, and arrive at the river Cheimarron. Near it is an enclosure of stones, and here, they say, Pluto descended to the underworld, when he carried off Kore, the daughter of Demeter; this place is considered the entrance to the subterranean realm. Lerna, as my previous account stated, lies near the sea, and here they perform the festival Lernaia in honor of Demeter.

Proper Nouns

Demeter (Δήμητρα) deity
Kore (Κόρη) deity
Plouton (Πλούτων) deity
Lernaean (Λερναία) other
Lerna (Λέρνα) place Q1236078
Also in: 2.4.5 2.24.2
Cheimarros (Χείμαρρος) place Q12886073
Erasinos (Ἐρασῖνος) place Q12877267
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