Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.17.2

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Passage 9.17.2: Heracles' stone lion at the temple of Artemis Eukleia

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τοῦ ναοῦ δὲ τῆς Εὐκλείας Ἀρτέμιδος λέων ἐστὶν ἔμπροσθε λίθου πεποιημένος· ἀναθεῖναι δὲ ἐλέγετο Ἡρακλῆς Ὀρχομενίους καὶ τὸν βασιλέα αὐτῶν Ἐργῖνον τὸν Κλυμένου νικήσας τῇ μάχῃ. πλησίον δὲ Ἀπόλλων τέ ἐστιν ἐπίκλησιν Βοηδρόμιος καὶ Ἀγοραῖος Ἑρμῆς καλούμενος, Πινδάρου καὶ τοῦτο ἀνάθημα. ἀπέχει δὲ ἡ πυρὰ τῶν Ἀμφίονος παίδων ἥμισυ σταδίου μάλιστα ἀπὸ τῶν τάφων· μένει δὲ ἡ τέφρα καὶ ἐς τόδε ἔτι ἀπὸ τῆς πυρᾶς.

English Translation

In front of the temple of Artemis Eukleia there is a lion, made of stone; it is said that Heracles dedicated it after defeating in battle the Orchomenians and their king Erginus, son of Clymenus. Nearby also stands Apollo with the surname Boedromios, and Hermes, who is called Agoraios; this too is an offering of Pindar. About half a stade away from the graves is the pyre of Amphion's children, and to this day the ashes from the pyre still remain.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Artemis (Ἀρτέμις) deity
Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) deity
Boedromios (Βοηδρόμιος) other
Clymenus (Κλύμενος) person
Pindar (Πίνδαρος) person
Amphion (Ἀμφίων) person
Erginus (Ἐργῖνος) person
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Orchomenians (Ὀρχομενίοι) person
Also in: 8.47.6
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