Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.21.10

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Passage 7.21.10: Aphrodite statues and sanctuaries at Patrae.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐν Πάτραις δὲ οὐ πολὺ ἀπωτέρω τοῦ Ποσειδῶνος ἱερά ἐστιν Ἀφροδίτης· τὸ δὲ ἕτερον τῶν ἀγαλμάτων γενεᾷ πρότερον ἢ κατʼ ἐμὲ ἁλιεῖς ἄνδρες ἀνείλκυσαν ἐν δικτύῳ. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἀγάλματα τοῦ λιμένος ἐγγυτάτω χαλκοῦ πεποιημένα Ἄρεως, τὸ δὲ Ἀπόλλωνος· καὶ Ἀφροδίτης, ἧς καὶ πρὸς τῷ λιμένι δὲ ἐστὶ τέμενος, λίθου μὲν πρόσωπον καὶ ἄκραι χεῖρες καὶ πόδες, ξύλου δὲ τὰ λοιπὰ εἴργασται.

English Translation

In Patrae, not far from the sanctuary of Poseidon, is one dedicated to Aphrodite. One of the statues within it was recovered a generation before my time by fishermen who drew it up in their nets. Near the harbor there are also bronze statues: one of Ares, another of Apollo, and one of Aphrodite—whose sanctuary likewise stands by the harbor. The image of Aphrodite has a face, hands, and feet of stone, but the rest of it is constructed from wood.

Proper Nouns

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) deity
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) deity
Ares (Ἄρης) deity
Patrae (Πάτραι) place Q56398976
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