Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.21.4

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Passage 6.21.4: Sanctuary of Asklepios Demainetos overlooking the Alpheios

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

κατὰ ταύτην τὴν ἐπώνυμον τοῦ λῃστοῦ δειράδα ποταμὸς ἀπὸ μεσημβρίας κατιὼν ἐς τὸν Ἀλφειὸν καταντικρὺ τοῦ Ἐρυμάνθου μάλιστα, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὴν Πισαίαν πρὸς Ἀρκάδας διορίζων, ὄνομα δέ οἱ Διάγων. τεσσαράκοντα δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς Σαύρου δειράδος προελθόντι στάδια ἔστιν Ἀσκληπιοῦ ναός, ἐπίκλησιν μὲν Δημαινέτου ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱδρυσαμένου, ἐρείπια δὲ καὶ αὐτός· ᾠκοδομήθη δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὑψηλοῦ παρὰ τὸν Ἀλφειόν.

English Translation

Near this ridge named after the bandit, a river called Diagon flows down from the south into the Alpheios, nearly opposite the Erymanthus; it forms the boundary between Pisa and Arcadia. About forty stades beyond Saurus ridge, one comes upon a sanctuary of Asklepios, surnamed Demainetos after its founder; this temple itself is also in ruins. It was built on a height overlooking the Alpheios.

Proper Nouns

Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός) deity
Diagōn (Διάγων) other
Demaenetus (Δημαινεύς) person Q126163429
Sauros (Σαῦρος) person
Also in: 6.21.3
Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) person
Pisaia (Πισαία) place Q15464085
Alpheios (Ἀλφειός) place Q941745
Erymanthos (Ἐρύμανθος) place Q1363703
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