Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.22.2

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Passage 8.22.2: Hera's three cult titles at Stymphalos (Pais, Teleia, Chēra).

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

ἐν δὲ τῇ Στυμφάλῳ τῇ ἀρχαίᾳ Τήμενόν φασιν οἰκῆσαι τὸν Πελασγοῦ καὶ Ἥραν ὑπὸ τοῦ Τημένου τραφῆναι τούτου καὶ αὐτὸν ἱερὰ τῇ θεῷ τρία ἱδρύσασθαι καὶ ἐπικλήσεις τρεῖς ἐπʼ αὐτῇ θέσθαι· παρθένῳ μὲν ἔτι οὔσῃ Παιδί, γημαμένην δὲ ἔτι τῷ Διὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὴν Τελείαν, διενεχθεῖσαν δὲ ἐφʼ ὅτῳ δὴ ἐς τὸν Δία καὶ ἐπανήκουσαν ἐς τὴν Στύμφαλον ὠνόμασεν ὁ Τήμενος Χήραν. τάδε μὲν ὑπὸ Στυμφαλίων λεγόμενα οἶδα ἐς τὴν θεόν·

English Translation

In ancient Stymphalos, they say Temenus, son of Pelasgos, lived, and that Hera was raised by this Temenus; he himself established three sanctuaries for the goddess, assigning three titles to her. While she was still a maiden, he named her Child (Pais); after she married Zeus, he called her Perfected (Teleia); and when she quarreled for some reason with Zeus and returned to Stymphalos, Temenus called her Widow (Chēra). Such are the stories about the goddess as reported by the Stymphalians, as far as I am aware.

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity Q34201
Hera (Ἥρα) deity Q38012
Chēra (Χήρα) deity
Stymphalians (Στυμφάλιοι) other
Pelasgos (Πελασγός) person
Temenus (Τήμενος) person
Stymphalos (Στύμφαλος) place Q2359730
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