Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.41.5

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Passage 8.41.5: Sanctuary of Eurynome at Phigalia, opened only one day each year.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

τὴν δὲ Εὐρυνόμην ὁ μὲν τῶν Φιγαλέων δῆμος ἐπίκλησιν εἶναι πεπίστευκεν Ἀρτέμιδος· ὅσοι δὲ αὐτῶν παρειλήφασιν ὑπομνήματα ἀρχαῖα, θυγατέρα Ὠκεανοῦ φασιν εἶναι τὴν Εὐρυνόμην, ἧς δὴ καὶ Ὅμηρος ἐν Ἰλιάδι ἐποιήσατο μνήμην ὡς ὁμοῦ Θέτιδι ὑποδέξαιτο Ἥφαιστον. ἡμέρᾳ δὲ τῇ αὐτῇ κατὰ ἔτος ἕκαστον τὸ ἱερὸν ἀνοιγνύουσι τῆς Εὐρυνόμης, τὸν δὲ ἄλλον χρόνον οὔ σφισιν ἀνοιγνύναι καθέστηκε·

English Translation

The people of Phigalia believe that Eurynome is an epithet of Artemis; but those among them who have inherited ancient traditions say that Eurynome was a daughter of Oceanus, whose name is also mentioned by Homer in the Iliad, where she, along with Thetis, is described as having received Hephaestus. Each year, on one specific day, they open the sanctuary of Eurynome; at all other times, it is their custom not to open it.

Proper Nouns

Eurynome (Εὐρυνόμη) deity
Thetis (Θέτις) deity
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
Hephaestus (Ἥφαιστος) deity
Oceanus (Ὠκεανός) deity
Iliad (Ἰλιάς) other
Homer (Ὅμηρος) person
Phigaleia (Φιγάλεια) place Q7623270
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