§31ἔνδοθεν δὲ ὁ νηὸς οὐκ ἁπλόος ἐστίν, ἀλλὰ ἐν αὐτῷ θάλαμος ἄλλος πεποίηται.
But the temple within is not simple, but in it another chamber is made.
ἄνοδος καὶ ἐς τοῦτον ὀλίγη· θύρῃσι δὲ οὐκ ἤσκηται, ἀλλὰ ἐς ἀντίον ἅπας ἀναπέπταται.
The ascent into this also is small; and it is not adorned with doors, but is entirely open to the front.
ἐς μὲν ὦν τὸν μέγαν νηὸν πάντες ἐσέρχονται, ἐς δὲ τὸν θάλαμον οἱ ἱρέες μοῦνον, οὐ μέντοι πάντες οἱ ἱρέες, ἀλλὰ οἳ μάλιστα ἀγχίθεοί τέ εἰσιν καὶ οἷσι πᾶσα ἐς τὸ ἱρὸν μέλεται θεραπηίη.
Now into the great temple everyone enters, but into the chamber only the priests—not indeed all the priests, but those who are nearest to the gods and to whom the entire service of the temple is committed.
ἐν δὲ τῷδε εἵαται τὰ ἕδεα, ἥ τε Ἥρη καὶ τὸν αὐτοὶ Δία ἐόντα ἑτέρῳ οὐνόματι κληίζουσιν.
And in this are seated the statues, both Hera and the one whom they themselves, though he is Zeus, call by another name.
ἄμφω δὲ χρύσεοί τέ εἰσιν καὶ ἄμφω ἕζονται· ἀλλὰ τὴν μὲν Ἥρην λέοντες φέρουσιν, ὁ δὲ ταύροισιν ἐφέζεται.
And both are golden and both are seated; but Hera is borne by lions, and he is seated upon bulls.
Καὶ δῆτα τὸ μὲν τοῦ Διὸς ἄγαλμα ἐς Δία πάντα ὁρῇ καὶ κεφαλὴν καὶ εἵματα καὶ ἕδρην, καί μιν οὐδὲ ἐθέλων ἄλλως εἰκάσεις.
And indeed the statue of Zeus looks like Zeus in everything—head, garments, and seat—and even if you did not wish to, you would not liken him to anyone else.
§32ἡ δὲ Ἥρη σκοπέοντί τοι πολυειδέα μορφὴν ἐκφανέει· καὶ τὰ μὲν ξύμπαντα ἀτρεκέϊ λόγῳ Ἥρη ἐστΐν, ἔχει δέ τι καὶ Ἀθηναίης καὶ Ἀφροδίτης καὶ Σεληναίης καὶ Ῥέης καὶ Ἀρτέμιδος καὶ Νεμέσιος καὶ Μοιρέων.
Hera, indeed, to one who observes her, displays a manifold form; and on the whole, in truth, she is Hera, but she also has something of Athena, Aphrodite, Selene, Rhea, Artemis, Nemesis, and the Fates.
χειρὶ δὲ τῇ μὲν ἑτέρῃ σκῆπτρον ἔχει, τῇ ἑτέρῃ δὲ ἄτρακτον, καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ κεφαλῇ ἀκτῖνάς τε φορέει καὶ πύργον καὶ κεστὸν τῷ μούνην τὴν Οὐρανίην κοσμέουσιν.
In one hand she holds a sceptre, and in the other a spindle, and upon her head she wears rays and a tower and a girdle with which they adorn none but the Heavenly Goddess.
ἔκτοσθεν δέ οἱ χρυσός τε ἄλλος περικέαται καὶ λίθοι κάρτα πολυτελέες, τῶν οἱ μὲν λευκοί, οἱ δὲ ὑδατώδεες, πολλοὶ δὲ οἰνώδεες, πολλοὶ δὲ πυρώδεες, ἔτι δὲ ὄνυχες οἱ Σαρδῷοι πολλοὶ καὶ ὑάκινθοι καὶ σμάραγδοι, τὰ φέρουσιν Αἰγύπτιοι καὶ Ἰνδοὶ καὶ Αἰθίοπες καὶ Μῆδοι καὶ Ἀρμένιοι καὶ Βαβυλώνιοι.
And on the outside, other gold is spread around her, and very costly stones, of which some are white, others water-colored, many wine-colored, many fire-colored, and furthermore many Sardinian onyches, and jaciths, and emeralds, which Egyptians, Indians, Ethiopians, Medes, Armenians, and Babylonians bring.
τὸ δὲ δὴ μέζονος λόγου ἄξιον, τοῦτο ἀπηγήσομαι· λίθον ἐπὶ τῇ κεφαλῇ φορέει· λυχνὶς καλέεται, οὔνομα δέ οἱ τοῦ ἔργου ἡ συντυχίη.
But what is indeed worthy of greater account, this I will relate: she wears a stone upon her head; it is called Lychnis, and its name is a coincidence from its effect.
ἀπὸ τούτου ἐν νυκτὶ σέλας πολλὸν ἀπολάμπεται, ὑπὸ δέ οἱ καὶ ὁ νηὸς ἅπας οἷον ὑπὸ λύχνοισι φαείνεται.
From this, in the night, a great light shines forth, and by it the entire temple is illuminated as if by lamps.
ἐν ἡμέρῃ δὲ τὸ μὲν φέγγος ἀσθενέει, ἰδέην δὲ ἔχει κάρτα πυρώδεα.
But by day, its light is weak, but in appearance it is very fire-like.
καὶ ἄλλο θωυμαστόν ἐστιν ἐν τῷ ξοάνῳ. ἢν ἑστεὼς ἀντίος ἐσορέῃς, ἐς σὲ ὁρῇ καὶ μεταβαίνοντι τὸ βλέμμα ἀκολουθέει· καὶ ἢν ἄλλος ἑτέρωθεν ἱστορέῃ, ἴσα καὶ ἐς ἐκεῖνον ἐκτελέει.
And there is another wondrous thing in the statue: if you stand opposite and look at it, it looks at you, and as you move, its gaze follows you; and if another observes from elsewhere, it performs the same even toward him.
§33ἐν μέσῳ δὲ ἀμφοτέρων ἕστηκεν ξόανον ἄλλο χρύσεον, οὐδαμὰ τοῖσι ἄλλοισι ξοάνοισι εἴκελον.
And in the middle of both stands another golden statue, in no way like the other statues.
τὸ δὲ μορφὴν μὲν ἰδίην οὐκ ἔχει, φορέει δὲ τῶν ἄλλων θεῶν εἴδεα.
It has no form of its own, but bears the likenesses of the other gods.
καλέεται δὲ σημήιον καὶ ὑπʼ αὐτῶν Ἀσσυρίων, οὐδέ τι οὔνομα ἴδιον αὐτῷ ἔθεντο, ἀλλʼ οὐδὲ γενέσιος αὐτοῦ καὶ εἴδεος λέγουσιν.
And it is called 'Sēmeion' even by the Assyrians themselves, nor have they given it any proper name, nor indeed do they speak of its origin or its form.
καί μιν οἱ μὲν ἐς Διόνυσον, ἄλλοι δὲ ἐς Δευκαλίωνα, οἱ δὲ ἐς Σεμίραμιν ἄγουσιν· καὶ γὰρ δὴ ὦν ἐπὶ τῇ κορυφῇ αὐτοῦ περιστερὴ χρυσέη ἐφέστηκεν, τοὔνεκα δὴ μυθέονται Σεμιράμιος ἔμμεναι τόδε σημήιον.
And some refer it to Dionysus, others to Deucalion, and others to Semiramis; for indeed upon its summit stands a golden dove, for which reason they mythologize that this 'Sēmeion' belongs to Semiramis.
ἀποδημέει δὲ δὶς ἑκάστου ἔτεος ἐς θάλασσαν ἐς κομιδὴν τοῦ εἶπον ὕδατος.
And it journeys twice each year to the sea for the bringing of the water I spoke of.
§34ἐν αὐτῷ δὲ τῷ νηῷ ἐσιόντων ἐν ἀριστερῇ κέαται πρῶτα μὲν θρόνος Ἠελίου, αὐτοῦ δὲ ἕδος οὐκ ἔνι· μούνου γὰρ Ἠελίου καὶ Σεληναίης ξόανα οὐ δεικνύουσιν.
And in the temple itself, as one enters, on the left lies first the throne of Helios, but his statue is not upon it; for of Helios alone and Selene they do not display statues.
ὅτευ δὲ εἵνεκα ὧδε νομίζουσιν, ἐγὼ καὶ τόδε ἔμαθον.
And for what reason they thus believe, this also I learned.
λέγουσι τοῖσι μὲν ἄλλοισι θεοῖσιν ὅσιον ἔμμεναι ξόανα ποιέεσθαι, οὐ γὰρ σφέων ἐμφανέα πάντεσι τὰ εἴδεα· ἠέλιος δὲ καὶ Σεληναίη πάμπαν ἐναργέες καὶ σφέας πάντες ὁρέουσι.
They say that for the other gods it is holy to make statues, for their forms are not manifest to all; but Helios and Selene are completely visible, and everyone sees them.
κοίη ὦν αἰτίη ξοανουργίης τοῖσι ἐν τῷ ἠέρι φαινομένοισι;
What reason, then, is there for image-making for those who appear in the air?
§35μετὰ δὲ τὸν θρόνον τοῦτον κέαται ξόανον Ἀπόλλωνος, οὐκ οἷον ἐώθεε ποιέεσθαι· οἱ μὲν γὰρ ἄλλοι πάντες Ἀπόλλωνα νέον τε ἥγηνται καὶ πρωθήβην ποιέουσιν, μοῦνοι δὲ οὗτοι Ἀπόλλωνος γενειήτεω ξόανον δεικνύουσιν.
And after this throne lies a statue of Apollo, not such as is accustomed to be made; for all others indeed consider Apollo young and make him in the prime of youth, but these alone display a statue of a bearded Apollo.
καὶ τάδε ποιέοντες ἑωυτοὺς μὲν ἐπαινέουσιν, Ἑλλήνων δὲ κατηγορέουσιν καὶ ἄλλων ὁκόσοι Ἀπόλλωνα παῖδα θέμενοι ἱλάσκονται.
And doing this, they praise themselves, but accuse the Greeks and any others who appease Apollo, making him a boy.
αἰτίη δὲ ἥδε. δοκέει αὐτέοισι ἀσοφίη μεγάλη ἔμμεναι ἀτελέα ποιέεσθαι τοῖσι θεοῖσι τὰ εἴδεα, τὸ δὲ νέον ἀτελὲς ἔτι νομίζουσιν.
And the reason is this: it seems to them to be a great folly to make the forms of the gods incomplete, and they consider youth to be still incomplete.
ἐν δὲ καὶ ἄλλο τῷ σφετέρῳ Ἀπόλλωνι καινουργέουσι· μοῦνοι Ἀπόλλωνα εἵμασι κοσμέουσιν.
And they also make another innovation with their Apollo: they alone adorn Apollo with garments.