Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.5.3

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Passage 8.5.3: Laodice's robe dedication to Athena Alea at Tegea.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

χρόνῳ δὲ ὕστερον Λαοδίκη γεγονυῖα ἀπὸ Ἀγαπήνορος ἔπεμψεν ἐς Τεγέαν τῇ Ἀθηνᾷ τῇ Ἀλέᾳ πέπλον· τὸ δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ ἀναθήματι ἐπίγραμμα καὶ αὐτῆς Λαοδίκης ἅμα ἐδήλου τὸ γένος· Λαοδίκης ὅδε πέπλος· ἑᾷ δʼ ἀνέθηκεν Ἀθηνᾷ πατρίδʼ ἐς εὐρύχορον Κύπρου ἀπὸ ζαθέας. Ἀγαπήνορος δὲ οὐκ ἀνασωθέντος οἴκαδε ἐξ Ἰλίου,

English Translation

Later in time, Laodice, a descendant of Agapenor, sent a robe to Athena Alea at Tegea. The inscription on this dedication also indicated Laodice's lineage, reading as follows: "This is the robe of Laodice; she dedicated it to her own Athena, having come from sacred Cyprus with its broad dancing grounds." For Agapenor had not returned home safely from Troy.

Proper Nouns

Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) deity
Alea (Ἀλέα) deity
Laodike (Λαοδίκη) person
Also in: 8.53.7
Agapenor (Ἀγαπήνωρ) person
Cyprus (Κύπρος) place Q229 Pleiades
Tegea (Τεγέα) place Q645234 Pleiades
Ilium (Ἴλιον) place Q22647
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