Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.17.1

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Passage 8.17.1: Temple of Hermes Kyllenios on Mount Kyllene

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

μετὰ δὲ τοῦ Αἰπύτου τὸν τάφον ὄρος τε ὑψηλότατον ὀρῶν τῶν ἐν Ἀρκαδίᾳ Κυλλήνη καὶ Ἑρμοῦ Κυλληνίου κατερριμμένος ναός ἐστιν ἐπὶ κορυφῆς τοῦ ὄρους· δῆλα δέ ἐστιν ἀπὸ Κυλλῆνος τοῦ Ἐλάτου τῷ τε ὄρει τὸ ὄνομα καὶ ἡ ἐπίκλησις γεγενημένη τῷ θεῷ.

English Translation

After the tomb of Aipytos is Mount Kyllene, the loftiest of all the mountains in Arkadia, and upon the peak of this mountain stands a temple dedicated to Hermes Kyllenios, now fallen into ruins. It is obvious that both the name of the mountain and the surname given to the god derive from Kyllenos, the son of Elatos.

Proper Nouns

Hermes Kyllenios (Ἑρμῆς Κυλλήνιος) deity
Aipytos (Αἴπυτος) person
Kyllen Elates (Κύλλην Ελάτης) person
Kyllene (Κυλλήνη) place Q56650616
Arcadia (Ἀρκαδία) place Q12898802
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