Pausanias Analysis
Chapter 8.26
Chapter 8.26
- 8.26.1: Heraea, founded by Heraeus, on the Alpheius, with baths and Dionysian temples.
- 8.26.2: Heraea: temple of Pan, ruins of Hera, and Damaretos, first hoplite victor.
- 8.26.3: Boundary between Heraia and Elis: the Erymanthos river or Koroibos' tomb.
- 8.26.4: Coroebus, the first victor at the restored Olympic Games
- 8.26.5: Aliphera: site reached from Heraia; largely abandoned
- 8.26.6: Aliphera: named for Alipherus; cults of Athena, Asclepius, and Zeus Lecheates.
- 8.26.7: The bronze statue of Athena by Hypatodorus.
- 8.26.8: Deserted Melaineai and nearby Buphagium, where the Buphagus springs mark the Megalopolitan–Heraean boundary.