Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.11.10

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Passage 3.11.10: Spartan sanctuary of the Moirai and the tomb of Orestes.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἀνάκειται δὲ καὶ Δήμου τοῦ Σπαρτιατῶν ἀνδριὰς μεγέθει μέγας. καὶ Μοιρῶν Λακεδαιμονίοις ἐστὶν ἱερόν, Ὀρέστου δὲ τοῦ Ἀγαμέμνονος πρὸς αὐτῷ τάφος· κομισθέντα γὰρ ἐκ Τεγέας τοῦ Ὀρέστου τὰ ὀστᾶ κατὰ μαντείαν θάπτουσιν ἐνταῦθα. παρὰ δὲ τοῦ Ὀρέστου τὸν τάφον ἐστὶν εἰκὼν Πολυδώρου τοῦ Ἀλκαμένους, ὃν βασιλέων ἐς τοσοῦτο τιμῆς προήχασιν ὥστε οἱ τὰς ἀρχὰς ἔχοντες, ὁπόσα δεῖ σημαίνεσθαι, τοῦ Πολυδώρου σημαίνονται τῇ εἰκόνι.

English Translation

There is also a statue of Demos of the Spartans, notably large in size. The Lacedaemonians also have a sanctuary dedicated to the Moirai (Fates), and near it lies the tomb of Orestes, son of Agamemnon; for, in accordance with an oracle, they brought the remains of Orestes from Tegea and buried them here. Beside the tomb of Orestes is a statue of Polydorus, son of Alcamenes, whom they have honored among their kings to such a high degree that the magistrates responsible for declaring public business make their announcements standing by the statue of Polydorus.

Proper Nouns

Moirai (Μοῖραι) deity
Demos (Δῆμος) person
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Polydoros (Πολύδωρος) person
Spartiates (Σπαρτιάται) person
Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων) person
Alcamenes (Ἀλκάμενης) person
Also in: 4.4.4
Orestes (Ὀρέστης) person
Tegea (Τεγέα) place Q645234 Pleiades
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