Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.27.1

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Passage 7.27.1: Pellene's hilltop city and the roadside statue of Hermes Dolios.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Πελληνεῦσι δὲ ἡ πόλις ἐστὶν ἐπὶ λόφου κατὰ ἄκραν τὴν κορυφὴν ἐς ὀξὺ ἀνεστηκότος. τοῦτο μὲν δὴ ἀπότομον καὶ διʼ αὐτό ἐστιν ἀοίκητον· τῷ δὲ χθαμαλωτέρῳ πεπόλισταί σφισιν οὐ συνεχὴς ἡ πόλις, ἐς δὲ μοίρας νενεμημένη δύο ὑπὸ τῆς ἄκρας μεταξὺ ἀνεχούσης. ἰόντων δὲ ἐς Πελλήνην ἄγαλμά ἐστιν Ἑρμοῦ κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἐπίκλησιν μὲν Δόλιος, εὐχὰς δὲ ἀνθρώπων ἕτοιμος τελέσαι· σχῆμα δὲ αὐτῷ τετράγωνον, γένειά τε ἔχει καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ κεφαλῇ πῖλον εἰργασμένον.

English Translation

The city of the Pellenians stands upon a hill whose summit rises sharply to a high peak. This upper part is steep and therefore uninhabited. On the lower ground, however, dwellings have been established, although the town is not continuous, but divided into two parts separated by the peak standing between. On the road leading toward Pellene stands an image of Hermes, surnamed Dolios ("Crafty"), who readily fulfills the prayers of men. The statue is square in form, with a beard, and upon its head is a carefully worked hat.

Proper Nouns

Dolios (Δόλιος) deity
Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) deity
Pellene (Πελλήνη) place Q2068130
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