Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.23.10

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Passage 3.23.10: Epidaurus Limera: sanctuaries to Artemis, Aphrodite, Asclepius, Athena, and Zeus Soter

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

κατὰ δὲ τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν ἐκ Βοιῶν ἐς Ἐπίδαυρον τὴν Λιμηρὰν ἄγουσαν Ἀρτέμιδος ἱερόν ἐστιν ἐν τῇ Ἐπιδαυρίων Λιμνάτιδος. ἡ πόλις δὲ ἀπέχουσα οὐ πολὺ ἀπὸ θαλάσσης ἐπὶ μετεώρῳ μὲν ᾤκισται, θέας δὲ αὐτόθι ἄξια τὸ μὲν Ἀφροδίτης ἐστὶν ἱερόν, τὸ δὲ Ἀσκληπιοῦ καὶ ἄγαλμα ὀρθὸν λίθου, καὶ Ἀθηνᾶς ἐν τῇ ἀκροπόλει ναός, πρὸ δὲ τοῦ λιμένος Διὸς ἐπίκλησιν Σωτῆρος.

English Translation

Along the road from Boeae to Epidaurus Limera there is, in Epidaurian territory, a sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis. The city itself stands upon elevated ground, not far from the sea. There are sights here that merit attention: a sanctuary of Aphrodite, an upright stone statue of Asclepius, a temple of Athena on the acropolis, and before the harbor, a shrine dedicated to Zeus Soter (Zeus the Savior).

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity
Limnatis (Λιμνάτις) deity
Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) deity
Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός) deity
Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) deity
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
Soter (Σωτήρ) other
Also in: 2.31.10 7.23.9
Epidaurians (Ἐπίδαυροι) other
Boeae (Βοῖαι) place Q11909406
Also in: 3.23.2
Limera (Λιμηρά) place
Also in: 3.23.6
Epidaurus (Ἐπίδαυρος) place Q233576
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