Sunday, June 11, 2023

 

Object of Worship

Pausanias 6.26.5 (tr. W.H.S. Jones):
But the image of Heracles, most devoutly worshipped by the inhabitants, is merely the male member upright on the pedestal.

τοῦ Ἑρμοῦ δὲ τὸ ἄγαλμα, ὃν οἱ ταύτῃ περισσῶς σέβουσιν, ὀρθόν ἐστιν αἰδοῖον ἐπὶ τοῦ βάθρου.
Loeb Classical Library edition, vol. III, pp. 158-159:
For Heracles read Hermes. The error persists in the Digital Loeb Classical Library.

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