Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.24.10

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Passage 6.24.10: Building of the Sixteen women who weave Hera's robe.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

πεποίηται δὲ ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ καὶ ταῖς γυναιξὶν οἴκημα ταῖς ἑκκαίδεκα καλουμέναις, ἔνθα τὸν πέπλον ὑφαίνουσι τῇ Ἥρᾳ. ἔχεται δὲ τῆς ἀγορᾶς ναὸς ἀρχαῖος στοαῖς ἐν κύκλῳ περίστυλος, ὁ δὲ ὄροφος κατερρύηκε τῷ ναῷ καὶ ἄγαλμα οὐδὲν ἐλείπετο· βασιλεῦσι δὲ ἀνεῖται Ῥωμαίοις.

English Translation

In the marketplace, there is also a building for the women known as the Sixteen, where they weave the robe for Hera. Adjacent to the market lies an ancient temple, enclosed all around by colonnaded porticoes; the roof of this temple has collapsed, and no statue remains within. The temple has been dedicated to the Roman emperors.

Proper Nouns

Hera (Ἥρα) deity
Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι) person
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