Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.37.12

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Passage 8.37.12: Sanctuary with an altar to Ares and statues of Aphrodite, Apollo, and Athena

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

μνημονεύουσι δὲ καὶ ἔπη τῆς Ἐρατοῦς, ἃ δὴ καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπελεξάμην. ἐνταῦθα ἔστι μὲν βωμὸς Ἄρεως, ἔστι δὲ ἀγάλματα Ἀφροδίτης ἐν ναῷ, λίθου τὸ ἕτερον λευκοῦ, τὸ δὲ ἀρχαιότερον αὐτῶν ξύλου. ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ Ἀπόλλωνός τε καὶ Ἀθηνᾶς ξόανά ἐστι· τῇ δὲ Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ ἱερὸν πεποίηται.

English Translation

They also recall certain verses by Erato, which I myself have read. Here there is an altar dedicated to Ares, and within a temple there stand images of Aphrodite, one made of white marble, and the other, which is older, carved of wood. Likewise, here there are also wooden statues of Apollo and of Athena; and for Athena a sanctuary has been constructed.

Proper Nouns

Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) deity
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) deity
Ares (Ἄρης) deity
Erato (Ἐρατώ) person
Also in: 10.9.5
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