Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.25.8

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Passage 9.25.8: Pelarge's Dodona-ordained honors and the Cabeiri's unavoidable wrath

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ὅτι δὲ τῶν ὅρων ἐκτὸς ἐμύησεν ἡ Πελαργὴ τῶν ἀρχαίων, Τηλώνδης καὶ ὅσοι γένους τοῦ Καβειριτῶν ἐλείποντο κατῆλθον αὖθις ἐς τὴν Καβειραίαν. Πελαργῇ μὲν δὴ κατὰ μάντευμα ἐκ Δωδώνης καὶ ἄλλα ἔμελλεν ἐς τιμὴν καταστήσασθαι καὶ ἡ θυσία, φέρον ἐν τῇ γαστρὶ ἱερεῖον· τὸ δὲ μήνιμα τὸ ἐκ τῶν Καβείρων ἀπαραίτητόν ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις, ὡς ἐπέδειξε δὴ πολλαχῇ.

English Translation

Because Pelarge initiated individuals outside the prescribed boundaries of ancient custom, Telondes and the remaining members of the Cabeirite lineage returned again to Cabeiraea. Now, Pelarge, according to an oracle from Dodona, was destined to receive other honors, including a particular form of sacrifice—the offering of a pregnant sacrificial victim. Nevertheless, the wrath of the Cabeiri is unavoidable for humans, as has been demonstrated often and in many ways.

Proper Nouns

Kabeiroi (Κάβειροι) deity
Kabeirites (Καβειρίται) other
Pelarge (Πελαργή) person
Telondes (Τηλώνδης) person
Dodona (Δωδώνη) place Q382317
Kabeiraia (Καβειραία) place Q107349839
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