§5.15.8ἔστι δὲ πρὸ τοῦ καλουμένου Θεηκολεῶνος οἴκημα· τούτου δὲ ἐν γωνίᾳ τοῦ οἰκήματος Πανὸς ἵδρυται βωμός.
There is a building in front of the so-called Theecoleon; and in a corner of this building, an altar of Pan has been established.
τὸ πρυτανεῖον δὲ Ἠλείοις ἔστι μὲν τῆς Ἄλτεως ἐντός, πεποίηται δὲ παρὰ τὴν ἔξοδον ἥ ἐστι τοῦ γυμνασίου πέραν· ἐν τούτῳ δὲ οἵ τε δρόμοι τῷ γυμνασίῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀθληταῖς εἰσιν αἱ παλαῖστραι.
The Prytaneum for the Eleans is inside the Altis, and it is built near the exit which is opposite the gymnasium; and in this (gymnasium) are the running-tracks and the palaestras for the athletes.
τοῦ πρυτανείου δὲ πρὸ μὲν τῶν θυρῶν βωμός ἐστιν Ἀρτέμιδος Ἀγροτέρας·
In front of the doors of the Prytaneum, there is an altar of Artemis Agrotera.
§5.15.9ἐν δὲ αὐτῷ τῷ πρυτανείῳ παριόντων ἐς τὸ οἴκημα, ἔνθα σφίσιν ἡ ἑστία, Πανός ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τῆς ἐσόδου βωμός.
Inside the Prytaneum itself, for those entering into the building where their hearth (hestia) is, there is an altar of Pan on the right of the entrance.
ἔστι δὲ ἡ ἑστία τέφρας καὶ αὕτη πεποιημένη, καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῆς πῦρ ἀνὰ πᾶσάν τε ἡμέραν καὶ ἐν πάσῃ νυκτὶ ὡσαύτως καίεται·
This hearth is also made of ashes, and on it a fire is kept burning likewise all day and all night.
ἀπὸ ταύτης τῆς ἑστίας τὴν τέφραν κατὰ τὰ εἰρημένα ἤδη μοι κομίζουσιν ἐπὶ τὸν τοῦ Ὀλυμπίου βωμόν, καὶ οὐχ ἥκιστα ἐς μέγεθος συντελεῖ τῷ βωμῷ τὸ ἀπὸ τῆς ἑστίας ἐπιφορούμενον.
From this hearth they carry the ashes, according to what I have already said, to the altar of the Olympian Zeus, and what is carried and added from the hearth contributes in no small measure to the size of the altar.
§5.15.10ἑκάστου δὲ ἅπαξ τοῦ μηνὸς θύουσιν ἐπὶ πάντων Ἠλεῖοι τῶν κατειλεγμένων βωμῶν.
Once every month, the Eleans sacrifice upon all the altars that have been enumerated.
θύουσι δὲ ἀρχαῖόν τινα τρόπον· λιβανωτὸν γὰρ ὁμοῦ πυροῖς μεμαγμένοις μέλιτι θυμιῶσιν ἐπὶ τῶν βωμῶν, τιθέασι δὲ καὶ κλῶνας ἐλαίας ἐπʼ αὐτῶν καὶ οἴνῳ χρῶνται σπονδῇ.
They sacrifice in a certain ancient manner; for they burn frankincense together with wheat kneaded with honey upon the altars, and they also place branches of olive on them and use wine for libation.
μόναις δὲ ταῖς Νύμφαις οὐ νομίζουσιν οἶνον οὐδὲ ταῖς Δεσποίναις σπένδειν οὐδὲ ἐπὶ τῷ βωμῷ τῷ κοινῷ πάντων θεῶν.
But only to the Nymphs and to the Mistresses (Despoinae) they do not deem it right to make a libation of wine, nor upon the altar in common to all the gods.
μέλει δὲ τὰ ἐς θυσίας θεηκόλῳ τε, ὃς ἐπὶ μηνὶ ἑκάστῳ τὴν τιμὴν ἔχει, καὶ μάντεσι καὶ σπονδοφόροις, ἔτι δὲ ἐξηγητῇ τε καὶ αὐλητῇ καὶ τῷ ξυλεῖ·
The matters concerning the sacrifices are the care of the theecolus, who holds the office for each month, and of the seers and the libation-bearers, and further of the interpreter and the flute-player and the woodman.
§5.15.11ὁπόσα δὲ ἐπὶ ταῖς σπονδαῖς λέγειν σφίσιν ἐν τῷ πρυτανείῳ καθέστηκεν, ἢ καὶ ὕμνους ὁποίους ᾄδουσιν, οὔ με ἦν εἰκὸς ἐπεισαγαγέσθαι καὶ ταῦτα ἐς τὸν λόγον.
As for whatever it is ordained for them to say at the libations in the Prytaneum, or also what kind of hymns they sing, it was not fitting for me to introduce these things as well into my account.
θεοῖς δὲ οὐ τοῖς Ἑλληνικοῖς μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐν Λιβύῃ σπένδουσι καὶ Ἥρᾳ τε Ἀμμωνίᾳ καὶ Παράμμωνι· Ἑρμοῦ δὲ ἐπίκλησίς ἐστιν ὁ Παράμμων.
They pour libations not only to the Greek gods but also to the god in Libya, and both to Ammonian Hera and to Parammon; and Parammon is a surname of Hermes.
φαίνονται δὲ χρώμενοι ἐκ παλαιοτάτου τῷ ἐν Λιβύῃ μαντείῳ, καὶ ἀναθήματα Ἠλείων ἐν Ἄμμωνός εἰσι βωμοί· γέγραπται δὲ ἐπʼ αὐτῶν ὅσα τε ἐπυνθάνοντο οἱ Ἠλεῖοι καὶ τὰ χρησθέντα ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν ἀνδρῶν οἳ παρὰ τὸν Ἄμμωνα ἦλθον ἐξ Ἤλιδος.
They appear to have used the oracle in Libya from the most ancient times, and there are altars of offerings of the Eleans in the temple of Ammon; and on them are inscribed both what the Eleans asked and the responses given by the god, and the names of the men who went from Elis to Ammon.
ταῦτα μὲν δή ἐστιν ἐν Ἄμμωνος·
These indeed are the things in the temple of Ammon.
§5.15.12Ἠλεῖοι δὲ καὶ ἥρωσι καὶ γυναιξὶ σπένδουσιν ἡρώων, ὅσοι τε ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ τῇ Ἠλείᾳ καὶ ὅσοι παρὰ Αἰτωλοῖς τιμὰς ἔχουσιν.
The Eleans also pour libations to heroes and to the wives of heroes, both those who have honors in the land of Elis and those among the Aetolians.
ὁπόσα δὲ ᾄδουσιν ἐν τῷ πρυτανείῳ, φωνὴ μέν ἐστιν αὐτῶν ἡ Δώριος, ὅστις δὲ ὁ ποιήσας ἦν τὰ ᾄσματα, οὐ λέγουσιν.
As for what they sing in the Prytaneum, their dialect is the Doric, but who the composer of the songs was, they do not say.
ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἑστιατόριον Ἠλείοις· καὶ τοῦτο ἔστι μὲν ἐντὸς τοῦ πρυτανείου, τοῦ οἰκήματος τοῦ τῆς ἑστίας ἀπαντικρύ, τοὺς δὲ τὰ Ὀλύμπια νικῶντας ἑστιῶσιν ἐν τούτῳ τῷ οἰκήματι.
There is also a banqueting-hall for the Eleans; and this is inside the Prytaneum, right opposite the building of the hearth, and they feast the victors of the Olympic games in this building.