Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.23.10

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Passage 7.23.10: Bronze statues of Poseidon, Heracles, and Zeus with Athena called "from Argos."

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

ἐν δὲ οἰκήματι κατευθὺ τῆς ὁδοῦ, χαλκοῦ καὶ ταῦτα, ἔστι μὲν Ποσειδῶν καὶ Ἡρακλῆς, ἐστι δὲ Ζεύς τε καὶ Ἀθηνᾶ· θεοὺς δὲ σφᾶς καλοῦσιν ἐξ Ἄργους, ὡς μὲν ὁ Ἀργείων ἔχει λόγος, ὅτι ἐποιήθησαν ἐν τῇ πόλει τῇ Ἀργείων, ὡς δὲ αὐτοὶ λέγουσιν οἱ Αἰγιεῖς, παρακαταθήκη σφίσιν ὑπὸ Ἀργείων ἐδόθη τὰ ἀγάλματα.

English Translation

And within a building directly along the road there are also bronze statues: Poseidon and Heracles, and Zeus with Athena. They call these gods "from Argos," according to the Argive tradition, because their statues were fashioned in the city of Argos; but according to the Aegians themselves, the images were deposited with them in trust by the Argives.

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity
Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) deity
Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) deity
Aeginetans (Αἰγιεῖς) person
Argives (Ἀργεῖοι) person
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Argos (Ἄργος) place Q13533353
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