Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.41.6

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Passage 9.41.6: Petrachos cliff where Rhea tricked Kronos with a stone.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστι δὲ ὑπὲρ τὴν πόλιν κρημνὸς Πετραχὸς καλούμενος· Κρόνον δὲ ἐθέλουσιν ἐνταῦθα ἀπατηθῆναι δεξάμενον ἀντὶ Διὸς πέτρον παρὰ τῆς Ῥέας, καὶ ἄγαλμα Διὸς οὐ μέγα ἐστὶν ἐπὶ κορυφῇ τοῦ ὄρους.

English Translation

Above the city there is a cliff called Petrachos. They say that it was here that Kronos was deceived, accepting from Rhea a stone instead of Zeus. On the summit of the mountain there stands a statue of Zeus, not large in size.

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity
Cronus (Κρόνος) deity
Rhea (Ῥέα) deity
Petrachos (Πετραχός) place
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