Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.31.3

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Passage 8.31.3: Heracles statue (Idaean Dactyl) beside Demeter; table with Horae, Pan, and Apollo.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστι δὲ καὶ Ἡρακλῆς παρὰ τῇ Δήμητρι μέγεθος μάλιστα πῆχυν· τοῦτον τὸν Ἡρακλέα εἶναι τῶν Ἰδαίων καλουμένων Δακτύλων Ὀνομάκριτός φησιν ἐν τοῖς ἔπεσι. κεῖται δὲ τράπεζα ἔμπροσθεν, ἐπειργασμέναι τε ἐπʼ αὐτῇ δύο τέ εἰσιν Ὧραι καὶ ἔχων Πὰν σύριγγα καὶ Ἀπόλλων κιθαρίζων· ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἐπίγραμμα ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς εἶναι σφᾶς θεῶν τῶν πρώτων.

English Translation

Beside Demeter is a statue of Heracles, about a cubit tall. Onomacritus asserts in his verses that this Heracles is one of those called the Idaean Dactyls. In front stands a table, on which are sculpted two Horae, Pan with pipes, and Apollo playing the lyre. There is also an inscription upon them, stating that they belong to the earliest of the gods.

Proper Nouns

Demeter (Δήμητρα) deity
Pan (Πάν) deity
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) deity
Horae (Ὧραι) deity
Dactyls (Δάκτυλοι) other
Idaeans (Ἰδαῖοι) other
Also in: 9.19.5
Onomacritus (Ὀνομάκριτος) person
Also in: 1.22.7 8.37.5
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