Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.41.7

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Passage 8.41.7: The stone temple of Apollo the Helper at Bassai

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

περιέχεται δὲ ἡ Φιγαλία ὄρεσιν, ἐν ἀριστερᾷ μὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ καλουμένου Κωτιλίου, τὰ δὲ ἐς δεξιὰν ἕτερον προβεβλημένον ἐστὶν αὐτῆς ὄρος τὸ Ἐλάιον. ἀπέχει δὲ τῆς πόλεως ἐς τεσσαράκοντα τὸ Κωτίλιον μάλιστα σταδίους· ἐν δὲ τῷ αὐτῷ χωρίον τέ ἐστι καλούμενον Βᾶσσαι καὶ ὁ ναὸς τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος τοῦ Ἐπικουρίου, λίθου καὶ αὐτὸς καὶ ὁ ὄροφος.

English Translation

Phigalia is surrounded by mountains: on the left side by the mountain called Kotilion, while on the right another mountain, Elaion, stretches forth. Kotilion lies about forty stades from the city. In the same place is a locality called Bassai, and here also is the temple of Apollo the Helper, built entirely of stone, including its roof.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Epikourios (Ἐπικούριος) deity
Also in: 8.38.8
Bassai (Βᾶσσαι) place Q464923
Also in: 8.30.4
Cotilium (Κωτίλιον) place
Also in: 8.41.10
Phigalia (Φιγαλία) place Q7623270
Elaion (Ἐλάιον) place
Also in: 8.42.1
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