Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.53.11

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Passage 8.53.11: Altars of Pan and Zeus Lycaeus and the nearby sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis at Tegea

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐκ Τεγέας δὲ ἰόντι ἐς τὴν Λακωνικὴν ἔστι μὲν βωμὸς ἐν ἀριστερᾷ τῆς ὁδοῦ Πανός, ἔστι δὲ καὶ Λυκαίου Διός· λείπεται δὲ καὶ θεμέλια ἱερῶν. οὗτοι μὲν δή εἰσιν οἱ βωμοὶ σταδίοις δύο ἀπωτέρω τοῦ τείχους, προελθόντι δὲ ἀπʼ αὐτῶν μάλιστά που σταδίους ἑπτὰ ἱερὸν Ἀρτέμιδος ἐπίκλησιν Λιμνάτιδος καὶ ἄγαλμά ἐστιν ἐβένου ξύλου· τρόπος δὲ τῆς ἐργασίας ὁ Αἰγιναῖος καλούμενος ὑπὸ Ἑλλήνων. τούτου δὲ ὅσον δέκα ἀπωτέρω σταδίοις Ἀρτέμιδος Κνακεάτιδός ἐστι ναοῦ τὰ ἐρείπια.

English Translation

Going from Tegea toward Laconia, there is on the left side of the road an altar of Pan, and also one of Zeus Lycaeus; there remain also foundations of sanctuaries. These altars are located about two stades beyond the city wall. Proceeding about seven stades further from them, one comes upon a sanctuary of Artemis, surnamed Limnatis; in it there is a statue made of ebony wood, carved in a manner known among the Greeks as Aeginetan style. Approximately ten stades further from this sanctuary lie the ruins of the temple of Artemis Knakeatis.

Proper Nouns

Limnatis (Λιμνάτις) deity
Lycaean Zeus (Λύκαιος Ζεύς) deity
Pan (Πάν) deity
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
Artemis Knakeatis (Ἄρτεμις Κνακεατίς) deity
Aeginetan (Αἰγιναῖος) other
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) other
Laconia (Λακωνική) place Q11931074
Tegea (Τεγέα) place Q645234 Pleiades
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