Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.14.2

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Passage 4.14.2: Tripods at Amyclae with statues of Aphrodite, Artemis, and Kore/Demeter

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ πρῶτα μὲν τὴν Ἰθώμην καθεῖλον ἐς ἔδαφος, ἔπειτα καὶ τὰς λοιπὰς πόλεις ἐπιόντες ᾕρουν. ἀνέθεσαν δὲ καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν λαφύρων τῷ Ἀμυκλαίῳ τρίποδας χαλκοῦς· Ἀφροδίτης ἄγαλμά ἐστιν ἑστηκὸς ὑπὸ τῷ τρίποδι τῷ πρώτῳ, Ἀρτέμιδος δὲ ὑπὸ τῷ δευτέρῳ, Κόρης δὲ ἢ Δήμητρος ὑπὸ τῷ τρίτῳ.

English Translation

The Lacedaemonians first razed Ithome to the ground, and afterward attacked and captured the remaining cities. From the spoils they dedicated bronze tripods at Amyclae. Beneath the first tripod stands a statue of Aphrodite, beneath the second Artemis, and beneath the third either Kore or Demeter.

Proper Nouns

Demeter (Δήμητρα) deity
Kore (Κόρη) deity
Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) deity
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Amyclae (Ἀμύκλαι) place Q13074886
Ithome (Ἰθώμη) place Q602538
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