Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.26.5

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Passage 6.26.5: Hermes' phallic statue at Kyllene

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Πουλυδάμας δʼ Ὦτον Κυλλήνιον ἐξενάριξεν, Φυλείδεω ἕταρον, μεγαθύμων ἀρχὸν Ἐπειῶν. θεῶν δὲ ἱερὰ ἐν Κυλλήνῃ Ἀσκληπιοῦ, τὸ δὲ Ἀφροδίτης ἐστί· τοῦ Ἑρμοῦ δὲ τὸ ἄγαλμα, ὃν οἱ ταύτῃ περισσῶς σέβουσιν, ὀρθόν ἐστιν αἰδοῖον ἐπὶ τοῦ βάθρου.

English Translation

Pulydamas slew Otos of Kyllene, a companion of Phyleus' son and leader of the noble-hearted Epeians. In Kyllene there are temples belonging to the gods: that of Asklepios and another of Aphrodite. The statue of Hermes, whom the people there especially revere, stands upright upon a pedestal in the form of a phallus.

Proper Nouns

Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός) deity
Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) deity
Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) deity
Kyllenios (of Kyllene) (Κυλλήνιος) other
Epeioi (Ἐπεῖοι) people
Polydamas (Πουλυδάμας) person
Phyleides (Φυλείδης) person
Otus (Ὦτος) person
Also in: 9.29.1
Kyllene (Κυλλήνη) place Q56650616
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