Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.24.8

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Passage 6.24.8: Sanctuary dedicated to Silenus, with Drunkenness offering him wine.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστι δὲ καὶ Σιληνοῦ ναὸς ἐνταῦθα, ἰδίᾳ τῷ Σιληνῷ καὶ οὐχ ὁμοῦ Διονύσῳ πεποιημένος· Μέθη δὲ οἶνον ἐν ἐκπώματι αὐτῷ δίδωσι. θνητὸν δὲ εἶναι τὸ γένος τῶν Σιληνῶν εἰκάσαι τις ἂν μάλιστα ἐπὶ τοῖς τάφοις αὐτῶν· ἐν γὰρ τῇ Ἑβραίων χώρᾳ Σιληνοῦ μνῆμα καὶ ἄλλου Σιληνοῦ Περγαμηνοῖς ἐστιν.

English Translation

Here also is a sanctuary dedicated to Silenus, made specifically for Silenus alone and not shared with Dionysus. Within it, Drunkenness offers Silenus wine in a cup. One might especially conjecture that the race of Sileni is mortal based on their tombs: in the land of the Hebrews there exists a monument of a Silenus, and similarly another Silenus has a tomb among the Pergamenes.

Proper Nouns

Dionysus (Διόνυσος) deity
Mēthē (Μέθη) deity
Also in: 2.27.3
Silenus (Σειληνός) deity
Also in: 3.25.3
Pergamum (Πέργαμον) place Q18986
Also in: 2.26.9 10.15.3
Hebrews (Ἑβραῖοι) place Q570868
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