Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.25.7

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Passage 9.25.7: Cabeirian mysteries restored and moved by Pelarge and Isthmiades.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

κατὰ δὲ τὴν Ἐπιγόνων στρατείαν καὶ ἅλωσιν τῶν Θηβῶν ἀνέστησαν μὲν ὑπὸ τῶν Ἀργείων οἱ Καβειραῖοι, ἐξελείφθη δὲ ἐπὶ χρόνον τινὰ καὶ ἡ τελετή. Πελαργὴν δὲ ὕστερον τὴν Ποτνιέως καὶ Ἰσθμιάδην Πελαργῇ συνοικοῦντα καταστήσασθαι μὲν τὰ ὄργια αὐτοῦ λέγουσιν ἐξ ἀρχῆς, μετενεγκεῖν δὲ αὐτὰ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἀλεξιάρουν καλούμενον·

English Translation

But during the expedition of the Epigoni and the capture of Thebes, the Cabeirian sanctuary was demolished by the Argives, and the rites themselves ceased for some time. Later, they say, Pelarge, daughter of Potnieus, along with Isthmiades her husband who lived with her in Pelarge, restored these mysteries once again from the beginning, but subsequently transferred them to a place called Alexiarus.

Proper Nouns

Alexiaros (Ἀλεξίαρος) deity
Kabeiraioi (Καβειραῖοι) person
Pelargos (Πελαργός) person
Argives (Ἀργεῖοι) person
Epigoni (Ἐπίγονοι) person
Also in: 9.9.4 10.10.4
Isthmiades (Ἰσθμιάδης) person
Thebes (Θῆβαι) place Q11225429
Potniae (Ποτνίαι) place Q3400070
Also in: 9.8.3
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