Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.31.3

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Passage 4.31.3: Sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis at Limnae

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστι δὲ ἐν τῇ μεσογαίῳ κώμη Καλάμαι καὶ Λίμναι χωρίον· ἐν δὲ αὐτῷ Λιμνάτιδος ἱερόν ἐστιν Ἀρτέμιδος, ἔνθα Τηλέκλῳ βασιλεύοντι ἐν Σπάρτῃ τὴν τελευτὴν συμβῆναι λέγουσιν.

English Translation

In the inland area there is a village called Kalamae and a place named Limnae. At Limnae is a sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis, where, it is said, king Teleclus met his death during his reign at Sparta.

Proper Nouns

Limnatis (Λιμνάτις) deity
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
Teleclus (Τηλεκλῆς) person
Kalamai (Καλάμαι) place Q11910884
Limnai (Λίμναι) place Q60791977
Also in: 3.2.6
Sparta (Σπάρτη) place Q5690 Pleiades
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