Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.20.7

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Passage 7.20.7: Gate of Patrae bearing gilded child statues of Patreus, Preugenes, and Atherion.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐν Πάτραις δὲ ἰόντι ἐκ τῆς ἀγορᾶς, ᾗ τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος, πύλη κατὰ τὴν ἔξοδόν ἐστι ταύτην, καὶ ἐπιθήματα ἐπὶ τῆς πύλης ἀνδριάντες εἰσὶν ἐπίχρυσοι, Πατρεύς τε καὶ Πρευγένης καὶ Ἀθερίων, οἳ Πατρέως ἡλικίαν παιδὸς ἔχοντος καὶ αὐτοὶ παῖδές εἰσι. τῆς δὲ ἀγορᾶς ἄντικρυς κατὰ ταύτην τὴν διέξοδον τέμενός ἐστιν Ἀρτέμιδος καὶ ναὸς Λιμνάτιδος.

English Translation

In Patrae, as you go from the market-place toward the sanctuary of Apollo, there is a gate at that exit, and set upon this gate are gilded statues: Patreus, Preugenes, and Atherion—the last two being boys of the same age as Patreus, who himself is represented as a child. Directly opposite the market-place, along this road, is a precinct sacred to Artemis and a temple of Artemis Limnatis.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity Q37340
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity Q39503
Limnatis (Λιμνάτις) deity
Atherion (Ἀθερίων) person
Patreus (Πατρεύς) person
Preugenes (Πρευγένης) person
Patrae (Πάτραι) place Q56398976
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