Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.30.10

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Passage 8.30.10: Temple of Zeus Soter with Pentelic marble statues by Kephisodotos and Xenophon.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τοῦτο μὲν δή ἐστιν ἐνταῦθα, στοὰν δὲ τῆς ἀγορᾶς Ἀριστάνδρειον ἐπίκλησιν ἄνδρα τῶν ἀστῶν Ἀρίστανδρον οἰκοδομῆσαι λέγουσι. ταύτης τῆς στοᾶς ἐστιν ἐγγυτάτω ὡς πρὸς ἥλιον ἀνίσχοντα ἱερὸν Σωτῆρος ἐπίκλησιν Διός· κεκόσμηται δὲ πέριξ κίοσι. καθεζομένῳ δὲ τῷ Διὶ ἐν θρόνῳ παρεστήκασι τῇ μὲν ἡ Μεγάλη πόλις, ἐν ἀριστερᾷ δὲ Ἀρτέμιδος Σωτείρας ἄγαλμα. ταῦτα μὲν λίθου τοῦ Πεντελησίου Ἀθηναῖοι Κηφισόδοτος καὶ Ξενοφῶν εἰργάσαντο·

English Translation

This place, then, is situated here. They say that a citizen named Aristandros built the portico in the marketplace, which is called Aristandreion after him. Nearest to this portico, toward the rising sun, is a temple of Zeus surnamed Soter ("Savior"), adorned with columns around it. The statue of Zeus is seated upon a throne. Standing beside him are personifications—on one side, the goddess Megale Polis ("Great City"), and on his left a statue of Artemis Soteira ("Savior"). These figures, made from Pentelic marble, are the work of the Athenians Kephisodotos and Xenophon.

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity
Soter (Σωτήρ) deity
Also in: 4.31.6 8.31.7
Artemis Soteira (Ἄρτεμις Σώτειρα) deity
Great City (Μεγάλη πόλις) other
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) other
Kephisodotos (Κηφισόδοτος) person
Xenophon (Ξενοφῶν) person
Aristandros (Ἀρίστανδρος) person
Also in: 3.18.8
Pentelicon (Πεντελησίος) place Q1125206
Aristandreion (Ἀριστάνδρειον) place
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