Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.33.5

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Passage 9.33.5: Alalcomenae and its ancient temple of Athena housing an ivory statue.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Ἀλαλκομεναὶ δὲ κώμη μέν ἐστιν οὐ μεγάλη, κεῖται δὲ ὄρους οὐκ ἄγαν ὑψηλοῦ πρὸς τοῖς ποσὶν ἐσχάτοις. γενέσθαι δὲ αὐτῇ τὸ ὄνομα οἱ μὲν ἀπὸ Ἀλαλκομενέως ἀνδρὸς αὐτόχθονος, ὑπὸ τούτου δὲ Ἀθηνᾶν τραφῆναι λέγουσιν· οἱ δὲ εἶναι καὶ τὴν Ἀλαλκομενίαν τῶν Ὠγύγου θυγατέρων φασίν. ἀπωτέρω δὲ τῆς κώμης ἐπεποίητο ἐν τῷ χθαμαλῷ τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς ναὸς καὶ ἄγαλμα ἀρχαῖον ἐλέφαντος.

English Translation

Alalcomenae is a small village, situated at the foot of a mountain not very high. Some say that it took its name from Alalcomeneus, an autochthonous man who, they say, raised Athena. Others claim that Alalcomenia was one of the daughters of Ogygus. A little distance away from the village, in the low ground, stands an ancient temple of Athena, and within it an ancient statue made of ivory.

Proper Nouns

Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) deity
Alalcomenia (Ἀλαλκομενία) person
Alalcomeneus (Ἀλαλκομενεύς) person
Ogygus (Ὠγύγης) person
Also in: 9.19.6
Alalkomenai (Ἀλαλκομεναί) place Q1044061
Also in: 9.3.4 9.34.1
Mountain (ὄρος) place
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