Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.38.1

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Passage 9.38.1: Sanctuary of the Charites at Orchomenus with sacred stones said to have fallen from heaven.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Ὀρχομενίοις δὲ πεποίηται καὶ Διονύσου, τὸ δὲ ἀρχαιότατον Χαρίτων ἐστὶν ἱερόν. τὰς μὲν δὴ πέτρας σέβουσί τε μάλιστα καὶ τῷ Ἐτεοκλεῖ αὐτὰς πεσεῖν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ φασιν· τὰ δὲ ἀγάλματα τὰ σὺν κόσμῳ πεποιημένα ἀνετέθη μὲν ἐπʼ ἐμοῦ, λίθου δέ ἐστι καὶ ταῦτα.

English Translation

The Orchomenians have also a shrine dedicated to Dionysus, but their most ancient sanctuary is that of the Charites (Graces). They hold the stones in great reverence, affirming that they fell from heaven during the reign of Eteocles. The statues, however, adorned with their ornaments, were set up in my own time, and these too are made of stone.

Proper Nouns

Dionysus (Διόνυσος) deity
Charites (Χάριτες) deity
Eteocles (Ἐτεοκλῆς) person
Orchomenus (Ὀρχομενός) place Q13574822
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