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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

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Pausanias and his Documentation of the Greek World

This chapter explores the Greek travel writer Pausanias and his travels around Greece, documenting temples, sanctuaries, and worship of chthonic gods. It discusses the conflation of Zeus and Hades, references to Hades, Persephone, and Demeter in temples, and the connection between ancient Greek plays and deities associated with divine vengeance.

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