Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.15.12

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Passage 5.15.12: Prytaneium rites: Elean hero libations, Doric hymns, and feasts for Olympic victors.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Ἠλεῖοι δὲ καὶ ἥρωσι καὶ γυναιξὶ σπένδουσιν ἡρώων, ὅσοι τε ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ τῇ Ἠλείᾳ καὶ ὅσοι παρὰ Αἰτωλοῖς τιμὰς ἔχουσιν. ὁπόσα δὲ ᾄδουσιν ἐν τῷ πρυτανείῳ, φωνὴ μέν ἐστιν αὐτῶν ἡ Δώριος, ὅστις δὲ ὁ ποιήσας ἦν τὰ ᾄσματα, οὐ λέγουσιν. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἑστιατόριον Ἠλείοις· καὶ τοῦτο ἔστι μὲν ἐντὸς τοῦ πρυτανείου, τοῦ οἰκήματος τοῦ τῆς ἑστίας ἀπαντικρύ, τοὺς δὲ τὰ Ὀλύμπια νικῶντας ἑστιῶσιν ἐν τούτῳ τῷ οἰκήματι.

English Translation

The Eleans also pour libations for heroes and the wives of heroes, both those honored in the territory of Elis and those who are revered among the Aetolians. As for the hymns they chant in the Prytaneium, their dialect is Doric, but they do not say who composed these hymns. The Eleans also have a dining-hall, which is located inside the Prytaneium, directly opposite the chamber of Hestia, and it is in this building that they feast those who have won victories at Olympia.

Proper Nouns

Dorian (Δώριος) other
Also in: 5.10.2 5.16.1
Olympic Games (Ὀλύμπια) other
Aetolians (Αἰτωλοί) person
Eleians (Ἠλεῖος) person
Elis (Ἠλεία) place Q6536845
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