Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.25.6

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Passage 6.25.6: Poseidon statue called Satrapes (also surnamed Corybantes) transferred to Elis.

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

τοῦτο τὸ ἄγαλμα ἐλέγετο εἶναι Ποσειδῶνος, ἔχειν δὲ τὸ ἀρχαῖον ἐπὶ Σαμικῷ τῷ ἐν τῇ Τριφυλίᾳ τιμάς· μετακομισθὲν δὲ ἐς τὴν Ἦλιν τιμῆς μὲν καὶ ἐς πλέον ἔτι ἥκει, Σατράπην δὲ καὶ οὐ Ποσειδῶνα ὄνομα αὐτῷ τίθενται, μετὰ τὴν Πατρέων προσοίκησιν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Σατράπου διδαχθέντες· Κορύβαντός τε ἐπίκλησις ὁ Σατράπης ἐστί.

English Translation

This statue was said to be of Poseidon and originally received honors at Samicum in Triphylia. After its transfer to Elis, it attained even greater recognition, but there they call it Satrapes rather than Poseidon, having learned the name Satrapes following the settlement of the people from Patrae. Satrapes is also surnamed Corybantes.

Proper Nouns

Poseidon (Ποσειδών) deity
Satrapes (Σατράπης) deity
Korybantos (Κορύβαντος) other
Patrae (Πάτραι) place Q56398976
Samikon (Σαμικόν) place Q3558588
Triphylia (Τριφυλία) place Q472032
Elis (Ἦλις) place Q217667
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