Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.26.2

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Passage 8.26.2: Heraea: temple of Pan, ruins of Hera, and Damaretos, first hoplite victor.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ὄργια ἄγουσιν. ἔστι καὶ ναὸς ἐν τῇ Ἡραίᾳ Πανὸς ἅτε τοῖς Ἀρκάσιν ἐπιχωρίου, τῆς δὲ Ἥρας τοῦ ναοῦ καὶ ἄλλα ἐρείπια καὶ οἱ κίονες ἔτι ἐλείποντο· ἀθλητὰς δὲ ὁπόσοι γεγόνασιν Ἀρκάσιν ὑπερῆρκε τῇ δόξῃ Δαμάρετος Ἡραιεύς, ὃς τὸν ὁπλίτην δρόμον ἐνίκησεν ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ πρῶτος.

English Translation

They conduct mysteries here. Within Heraea there is also a temple dedicated to Pan, as he is native to the Arcadians; of the temple of Hera, other ruins together with its columns still remain. Among all those athletes who have arisen among the Arcadians, Damaretos of Heraea surpassed the rest in fame, as he was the first to win the hoplite race at Olympia.

Proper Nouns

Pan (Πάν) deity
Hera (Ἥρα) deity
Damaretos (Δαμάρετος) person Q20493414
Arcadian (Ἀρκάς) person
Heraieus (Ἡραιεύς) person
Heraia (Ἡραία) place Q3562285
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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