Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.35.8

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Passage 8.35.8: Tomb of Kallisto and the sanctuary of Artemis Kalliste.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Τρικολώνων δέ ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ πρῶτα μὲν ἀνάντης ὁδὸς ἐπὶ πηγὴν καλουμένους Κρουνούς· σταδίους δὲ ὡς τριάκοντα καταβάντι ἐκ Κρουνῶν τάφος ἐστὶ Καλλιστοῦς, χῶμα γῆς ὑψηλόν, δένδρα ἔχον πολλὰ μὲν τῶν ἀκάρπων, πολλὰ δὲ καὶ ἥμερα. ἐπὶ δὲ ἄκρῳ τῷ χώματι ἱερόν ἐστιν Ἀρτέμιδος ἐπίκλησιν Καλλίστης· δοκεῖν δέ μοι καὶ Πάμφως μαθών τι παρὰ Ἀρκάδων πρῶτος Ἄρτεμιν ἐν τοῖς ἔπεσιν ὠνόμασε Καλλίστην.

English Translation

From Trikolonoi, on the right, the road at first ascends toward the spring called Krounoi ("Springs"). About thirty stades descent from Krounoi is the tomb of Kallisto, a lofty earthen mound covered with trees, many wild as well as many cultivated. On the summit of this mound there is a sanctuary of Artemis surnamed Kalliste ("Most Beautiful"). It seems to me that Pamphos, having learned something from the Arcadians, was the first who named Artemis "Kalliste" in his verses.

Proper Nouns

Kalliste (Καλλίστη) deity
Also in: 1.29.2
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) people
Callisto (Καλλιστώ) person
Pamphos (Πάμφως) person
Krounoi (Κρουνοί) place Q21588224
Tricolonae (Τρικολωναί) place
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