Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.26.1

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Passage 9.26.1: Sanctuary of Heracles Hippodetus (Horse‑binder) at the plain of Tenerus

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

οὕτω μὲν τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦτό ἐστιν ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἅγιον· τοῦ Καβειρίου δὲ ἐν δεξιᾷ πεδίον ἐστὶν ἐπώνυμον Τηνέρου μάντεως, ὃν Ἀπόλλωνος παῖδα εἶναι καὶ Μελίας νομίζουσι, καὶ Ἡρακλέους ἱερὸν μέγα ἐπίκλησιν Ἱπποδέτου· τούς τε γὰρ Ὀρχομενίους φασὶν ἐς τοῦτο ἀφῖχθαι στρατιᾷ καὶ τὸν Ἡρακλέα νύκτωρ τοὺς ἵππους λαβόντα συνδῆσαί σφισι τοὺς ὑπὸ τοῖς ἅρμασι.

English Translation

Thus this sanctuary has been sacred from earliest times. On the right side of the Cabeirion lies a plain called after Tenerus, the seer, whom they regard as a son of Apollo and Melia. Here also stands the great sanctuary of Heracles, surnamed Hippodetus ("Horse-binder"). They say that when the Orchomenians once came here with an army, Heracles took their horses at night and bound together those yoked to the chariots.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Melia (Μελία) person
Also in: 9.10.5 9.10.6
Tenerus (Τήνερος) person
Also in: 9.10.6
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Hippodetes (Ἱπποδέτης) person
Kabeirion (Καβείριον) place Q15206356
Also in: 9.26.6
Orchomenos (Ὀρχόμενος) place Q1855083
Also in: 8.13.6 9.25.4
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