§7.27.1Πελληνεῦσι δὲ ἡ πόλις ἐστὶν ἐπὶ λόφου κατὰ ἄκραν τὴν κορυφὴν ἐς ὀξὺ ἀνεστηκότος.
For the Pellenians, the city is upon a hill rising to a sharp point at its topmost summit.
τοῦτο μὲν δὴ ἀπότομον καὶ διʼ αὐτό ἐστιν ἀοίκητον· τῷ δὲ χθαμαλωτέρῳ πεπόλισταί σφισιν οὐ συνεχὴς ἡ πόλις, ἐς δὲ μοίρας νενεμημένη δύο ὑπὸ τῆς ἄκρας μεταξὺ ἀνεχούσης.
This part indeed is precipitous and because of this is uninhabited; but on the lower part their city is built, which is not continuous but is divided into two portions by the summit that rises up between them.
ἰόντων δὲ ἐς Πελλήνην ἄγαλμά ἐστιν Ἑρμοῦ κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἐπίκλησιν μὲν Δόλιος, εὐχὰς δὲ ἀνθρώπων ἕτοιμος τελέσαι· σχῆμα δὲ αὐτῷ τετράγωνον, γένειά τε ἔχει καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ κεφαλῇ πῖλον εἰργασμένον.
For those who go to Pellene, there is along the road an image of Hermes, surnamed Dolios (the Crafty), ready to accomplish the prayers of humans; its shape is four-cornered, and it has a beard and is fashioned with a felt cap on its head.
§7.27.2κατὰ δὲ τὴν ὁδὸν ἐς αὐτὴν τὴν πόλιν ἐστὶν Ἀθηνᾶς λίθου μὲν ἐπιχωρίου ναός, ἐλέφαντος δὲ τὸ ἄγαλμα καὶ χρυσοῦ· Φειδίαν δὲ εἶναι τὸν εἰργασμένον φασὶ πρότερον ἔτι ἢ ἐν τῇ ἀκροπόλει τε αὐτὸν τῇ Ἀθηναίων καὶ ἐν Πλαταιαῖς ποιῆσαι τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς τὰ ἀγάλματα.
Along the road to the city itself is a temple of Athena built of local stone, but her image is of ivory and gold; they say that the craftsman who made it was Pheidias, even prior to his making the images of Athena on the Acropolis of the Athenians and at Plataea.
λέγουσι δὲ οἱ Πελληνεῖς καὶ ἄδυτον τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς καθήκειν ἐς βάθος τῆς γῆς, εἶναι δὲ τὸ ἄδυτον τοῦτο ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀγάλματος τῷ βάθρῳ, καὶ τὸν ἀέρα ἐκ τοῦ ἀδύτου νότιόν τε εἶναι καὶ διʼ αὐτὸ τῷ ἐλέφαντι ἐπιτήδειον.
And the Pellenians say also that a sanctuary-chamber (adyton) of Athena goes down into the depth of the earth, and that this chamber is under the pedestal of the image, and that the air from the chamber is damp, and for this reason suitable for the ivory.
§7.27.3ὑπὲρ δὲ τὸν ναὸν τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς ἐστιν ἄλσος περιῳκοδομημένον τείχει Σωτείρας ἐπίκλησιν Ἀρτέμιδος, καὶ ὀμνύουσιν ἐπὶ μεγίστοις αὐτήν· ἔσοδός τε πλὴν τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν ἄλλῳ γε οὐδενὶ ἔστιν ἀνθρώπων.
Above the temple of Athena is a grove enclosed by a wall of Artemis surnamed Soteira (the Savior), and they swear by her on the most important matters; and entrance is permitted to no other human being except the priests.
ἱερεῖς δὲ ἄνδρες τῶν ἐπιχωρίων εἰσὶ κατὰ δόξαν γένους μάλιστα αἱρούμενοι.
The priests are men from among the locals, chosen chiefly according to the reputation of their family.
τοῦ δὲ ἄλσους τῆς Σωτείρας ἱερὸν ἀπαντικρὺ Διονύσου Λαμπτῆρός ἐστιν ἐπίκλησιν· τούτῳ καὶ Λαμπτήρια ἑορτὴν ἄγουσι, καὶ δᾷδάς τε ἐς τὸ ἱερὸν κομίζουσιν ἐν νυκτὶ καὶ οἴνου κρατῆρας ἱστᾶσιν ἀνὰ τὴν πόλιν πᾶσαν.
Opposite the grove of Soteira is a sanctuary of Dionysus surnamed Lampter (the Torch-bearer); for him they also celebrate a festival called Lampteria, and they carry torches to the sanctuary at night and set up mixing-bowls of wine throughout the whole city.
§7.27.4ἔστι καὶ Ἀπόλλωνος Θεοξενίου Πελληνεῦσιν ἱερόν, τὸ δὲ ἄγαλμα χαλκοῦ πεποίηται· καὶ ἀγῶνα ἐπιτελοῦσι Θεοξένια τῷ Ἀπόλλωνι, τιθέντες ἀργύριον ἆθλα τῆς νίκης, καὶ ἄνδρες ἀγωνίζονται τῶν ἐπιχωρίων.
There is also a sanctuary for the Pellenians of Apollo Theoxenios, and the image is made of bronze; and they celebrate games called Theoxenia for Apollo, setting silver as prizes of victory, and men from among the locals compete.
πλησίον δὲ τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος ναός ἐστιν Ἀρτέμιδος· τοξευούσης δὲ ἡ θεὸς παρέχεται σχῆμα.
Near the Apollo is a temple of Artemis; the goddess presents the posture of one shooting an arrow.
ᾠκοδόμηται δὲ καὶ ἔλυτρον κρήνης ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ, καὶ λουτρά ἐστιν αὐτοῖς τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ, ἐπεί τοι πίνειν πηγαί σφισιν ὑπὸ τὴν πόλιν εἰσὶν οὐ πολλαί· τὸ δὲ χωρίον, ἔνθα αἱ πηγαί, Γλυκείας ὀνομάζουσι.
There has also been built a reservoir for a spring in the marketplace, and the water from the god is used by them for baths, since indeed there are not many springs under the city for drinking; and the place where the springs are they name Glykeiai (the Sweet Springs).
§7.27.5γυμνάσιον δὲ ἀρχαῖον ἐς ἐφήβων μάλιστα ἀνεῖται μελέτην· οὐδὲ ἐς τὴν πολιτείαν ἐγγραφῆναι πρότερον καθέστηκεν οὐδενὶ πρὶν ἂν ἐφηβεύσωσιν.
There is also an ancient gymnasium, which is chiefly set apart for the practice of the youths (ephebes); nor is it established for anyone to be registered in the citizen list before they have served as youths.
ἐνταῦθα ἀνὴρ Πελληνεὺς ἕστηκε Πρόμαχος ὁ Δρύωνος, ἀνελόμενος παγκρατίου νίκας, τὴν μὲν Ὀλυμπίασι, τρεῖς δʼ Ἰσθμίων καὶ Νεμέᾳ δύο· καὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰκόνας ποιήσαντες οἱ Πελληνεῖς τὴν μὲν ἐς Ὀλυμπίαν ἀνέθεσαν, τὴν δὲ ἐν τῷ γυμνασίῳ, λίθου ταύτην καὶ οὐ χαλκοῦ.
Here stands a Pellenian man, Promachus, son of Dryon, who won victories in the pankration, one at Olympia, three at the Isthmian games, and two at Nemea; and the Pellenians, having made images of him, dedicated one at Olympia, and the other in the gymnasium, this latter being of stone and not of bronze.