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| Passage | Sentence | Bucket | Confidence | Greek | English | Rationale |
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| 10.25.1 | 1 | other | high | ὑπὲρ δὲ τὴν Κασσοτίδα ἐστὶν οἴκημα γραφὰς ἔχον τῶν Πολυγνώτου, ἀνάθημα μὲν Κνιδίων. | Above the Cassotis there is a building containing paintings by Polygnotus, dedicated by the people of Cnidus. | Purely descriptive: identifies a building and its dedication, with no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.25.1 | 2 | other | high | καλεῖται δὲ ὑπὸ Δελφῶν Λέσχη, ὅτι ἐνταῦθα συνιόντες τὸ ἀρχαῖον τά τε σπουδαιότερα διελέγοντο καὶ ὁπόσα μυθώδη· | This structure is called the Lesche by the Delphians, because originally people gathered here and discussed serious matters and also such topics as myths. | Describes the building’s name and an antiquarian explanation of its use for discussion, not an event or mythic/historical occurrence. |
| 10.25.1 | 3 | other | high | τοιαῦτʼ εἶναι πολλὰ ἀνὰ πᾶσαν τὴν Ἑλλάδα Ὅμηρος ἐν Μελανθοῦς λοιδορίᾳ πρὸς Ὀδυσσέα ἐδήλωσεν· | Homer shows that similar meeting-places existed throughout Greece, when Melanthius reproaches Odysseus, saying: | A Homeric quotation used as antiquarian evidence for common meeting-places; descriptive rather than a mythic or historical event. |
| 10.25.1 | 4 | other | high | οὐδʼ ἐθέλεις εὕδειν χαλκήιον ἐς δόμον ἐλθὼν ἠέ που ἐς λέσχην, ἀλλʼ ἐνθάδε πόλλʼ ἀγορεύεις. | "You will not go to sleep in the smithy nor in some meeting-hall, but here you remain, endlessly speaking aloud." | Descriptive dialogue about places and speech, with no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.25.1 | 5 | mythic | high | Hom. Od. 18.328 | (Homer, Odyssey 18.328) | A Homeric Odyssey citation refers to mythic material. |
| 10.25.2 | 1 | mythic | high | ἐς τοῦτο οὖν ἐσελθόντι τὸ οἴκημα τὸ μὲν σύμπαν τὸ ἐν δεξιᾷ τῆς γραφῆς Ἴλιός τέ ἐστιν ἑαλωκυῖα καὶ ἀπόπλους ὁ Ἑλλήνων. | Upon entering this building, the whole scene depicted on the right side shows Ilium after its fall and the departure of the Greeks. | Depicts the fall of Ilium and the Greeks’ departure, a Trojan War mythic scene. |
| 10.25.2 | 2 | mythic | high | Μενελάῳ δὲ τὰ ἐς τὴν ἀναγωγὴν εὐτρεπίζουσι, καὶ ναῦς ἐστι γεγραμμένη καὶ ἄνδρες ἐν τοῖς ναύταις καὶ ἀναμὶξ παῖδες, | They are preparing for the voyage of Menelaus, and there is painted a ship with sailors and, mingled among them, boys as well. | Refers to the voyage of Menelaus, a mythic event, and its painted representation. |
| 10.25.2 | 3 | mythic | high | ἐν μέσῃ δέ ἐστι τῇ νηὶ ὁ κυβερνήτης Φρόντις κοντοὺς δύο ἔχων. | In the center of the ship stands the pilot, Phrontis, holding two boat-hooks. | Phrontis is a mythic figure named in an epic scene aboard the ship. |
| 10.25.2 | 4 | historical | high | Ὅμηρος δὲ Νέστορα ἐποίησεν ἄλλα τε διαλεγόμενον πρὸς Τηλέμαχον καὶ περὶ τοῦ Φρόντιδος· πατρὸς μὲν Ὀνήτορος, Μενελάου δὲ ἦν κυβερνήτης, δοκιμώτατος δὲ ἐς τὴν τέχνην, καὶ ὡς Σούνιον ἤδη τὸ ἐν τῇ Ἀττικῇ παραπλέοντα ἐπέλαβεν αὐτὸν τὸ χρεών· | Homer has Nestor speaking to Telemachus about several matters, among them the story of Phrontis, the son of Onetor, who was pilot to Menelaus and renowned above all others for his skill; death overtook him as he was sailing past Sounion in Attica. | Refers to Homeric mention of Phrontis’ death near Sounion, a post-Mycenaean narrative detail about a named figure rather than mythic landscape-shaping. |
| 10.25.2 | 5 | mythic | high | καὶ τέως ὁμοῦ Νέστορι ὁ Μενέλαος πλέων τότε κατὰ αἰτίαν ἀπελείφθη ταύτην, ἵνα μνήματος καὶ ὅσα ἐπὶ νεκροῖς ἄλλα ἀξιώσειε τὸν Φρόντιν. | And Menelaus was sailing in company with Nestor until he was forced to remain behind due to this very matter, so that he might honor Phrontis properly with a tomb and all other rituals befitting the dead. | Menelaus’ delay to honor Phrontis with a tomb and funeral rites concerns a mythic narrative and its memorial on the landscape. |
| 10.25.3 | 1 | other | high | οὗτός τε οὖν ἐν τοῦ Πολυγνώτου τῇ γραφῇ καὶ ὑπʼ αὐτὸν Ἰθαιμένης τέ τις κομίζων ἐσθῆτα καὶ Ἐχοίαξ διὰ τῆς ἀποβάθρας κατιών ἐστιν, ὑδρίαν ἔχων χαλκῆν. | This man, therefore, is depicted in Polygnotus' painting, and below him is a certain Ithaemenes carrying clothing, and Echöiax descending a ladder, holding a bronze pitcher. | Describes figures depicted in Polygnotus' painting and their objects, a descriptive/art-historical detail rather than a mythic or historical event. |
| 10.25.3 | 2 | mythic | high | καταλύουσι δὲ καὶ τοῦ Μενελάου τὴν σκηνὴν οὐ πόρρω τῆς νεὼς οὖσαν Πολίτης καὶ Στρόφιός τε καὶ Ἄλφιος. | Nearby, Polites, Strophius, and Alphius dismantle Menelaus' tent, situated not far from the ship. | Menelaus and his tent belong to the Trojan War narrative, a mythic setting. |
| 10.25.3 | 3 | mythic | high | καὶ ἄλλην διαλύων σκηνήν ἐστιν Ἀμφίαλος, ὑπὸ δὲ τοῦ Ἀμφιάλου τοῖς ποσὶ κάθηται παῖς· | Amphialus, too, is shown taking down another tent, and at Amphialus' feet sits a youth. | Depicts a mythological scene from the Trojan War hero cycle. |
| 10.25.3 | 4 | other | high | ἐπίγραμμα δὲ οὐκ ἔστι τῷ παιδί, γένεια δὲ μόνῳ τῷ Φρόντιδι. | There is no inscription identifying this youth, and Phrontis alone is represented with a beard. | Describes an inscription and visual detail of a figure, not an event. |
| 10.25.3 | 5 | other | high | καὶ μόνου τούτου τὸ ὄνομα ἐκ τῆς ἐς Ὀδυσσέα ποιήσεως ἔμαθε, τῶν δὲ ἄλλων ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν τὰ ὀνόματα συνέθηκεν αὐτὸς ὁ Πολύγνωτος. | Only his name have I learned from the verses concerning Odysseus; it seems to me that Polygnotus himself invented the names of the others. | Comments on Odyssean verse and Polygnotus' naming of figures; this is antiquarian/descriptive rather than a narrated mythic or historical event. |
| 10.25.4 | 1 | mythic | high | Βρισηὶς δὲ ἑστῶσα καὶ Διομήδη τε ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς καὶ Ἶφις πρὸ ἀμφοτέρων ἐοίκασιν ἀνασκοπούμενοι τὸ Ἑλένης εἶδος. | Briseïs stands there, and Diomede stands above her, and Iphis before both of them; they are portrayed as examining the beauty of Helen. | Depicts Helen and figures from myth in a narrative scene, so it concerns mythic subject matter. |
| 10.25.4 | 2 | mythic | high | κάθηται δὲ αὐτή τε ἡ Ἑλένη καὶ Εὐρυβάτης πλησίον· | Helen herself is seated, with Eurybates near her. | Helen is a mythic figure, and the sentence describes her presence rather than a historical event. |
| 10.25.4 | 3 | mythic | medium | τὸν δὲ Ὀδυσσέως εἶναι κήρυκα εἰκάζομεν, οὐ μὴν εἶχεν ἤδη γένεια. | We conjecture this Eurybates to be the herald of Odysseus, though he does not yet have a beard. | Refers to Odysseus and his herald, a mythic Homeric figure. |
| 10.25.4 | 4 | mythic | high | θεράπαινα δὲ Ἠλέκτρα καὶ Πανθαλίς, ἡ μὲν τῇ Ἑλένῃ παρέστηκεν, ἡ δὲ ὑποδεῖ τὴν δέσποιναν ἡ Ἠλέκτρα· | The servant women Elektra and Panthalis are also present; Panthalis stands beside Helen, and Elektra is putting sandals on her mistress. | Mentions Helen and her attendants in a mythic scene. |
| 10.25.4 | 5 | mythic | high | διάφορα δὲ καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα ἢ Ὅμηρος ἔθετο ἐν Ἰλιάδι, ἔνθα καὶ Ἑλένην καὶ ἰούσας ὁμοῦ τῇ Ἑλένῃ τὰς δούλας ἐπὶ τὸ τεῖχος πεποίηκεν. | These names, however, differ from those Homer assigns in the Iliad, where he describes Helen and her handmaidens going up to the wall together. | References Homer’s Iliad and Helen with her handmaidens, a mythic scene. |
| 10.25.5 | 1 | mythic | high | κάθηται δὲ ὑπὲρ τὴν Ἑλένην πορφυροῦν ἀνὴρ ἀμπεχόμενος ἱμάτιον καὶ ἐς τὰ μάλιστα κατηφής· | Above Helen sits a man draped with a purple cloak, appearing exceedingly sorrowful. | Helen and the sorrowful man are mythic figures in a mythic tableau. |
| 10.25.5 | 2 | mythic | high | Ἕλενον εἶναι τεκμήραιο ἂν τὸν Πριάμου καὶ πρὶν ἢ καὶ τὸ ἐπίγραμμα ἐπιλέξασθαι. | You might guess him to be Helenus, the son of Priam, even before reading the inscribed epitaph. | Helenus, son of Priam, is a mythic figure; the sentence identifies a tomb inscription rather than a historical event. |
| 10.25.5 | 3 | other | high | πλησίον δὲ τοῦ Ἑλένου Μέγης ἐστί· | Next to Helenus stands Meges. | Purely descriptive location statement identifying adjacent statue/figure placement. |
| 10.25.5 | 4 | mythic | high | τέτρωται δὲ τὸν βραχίονα ὁ Μέγης, καθὰ δὴ καὶ Λέσχεως ὁ Αἰσχυλίνου Πυρραῖος ἐν Ἰλίου πέρσιδι ἐποίησε· | Meges is wounded in his arm, as described by Lescheos, son of Aeschylinus, of Pyrrha, in his "Sack of Troy." | Refers to Meges’ wound in the Trojan War as depicted in a mythic epic. |
| 10.25.5 | 5 | mythic | high | τρωθῆναι δὲ ὑπὸ τὴν μάχην τοῦτον, ἣν ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ἐμαχέσαντο οἱ Τρῶες, ὑπὸ Ἀδμήτου φησὶ τοῦ Αὐγείου. | Lescheos says that Meges was wounded by Admetus, son of Augeias, during the battle the Trojans waged by night. | A Homeric/heroic battle episode involving mythic figures from the Trojan War. |
| 10.25.6 | 1 | mythic | medium | γέγραπται δὲ καὶ Λυκομήδης παρὰ τὸν Μέγητα ὁ Κρέοντος, ἔχων τραῦμα ἐπὶ τῷ καρπῷ· | Lycomedes is also depicted near Meges, son of Creon, with a wound on his wrist. | Depicts Lycomedes in an epic/mythic context from the Trojan cycle. |
| 10.25.6 | 2 | mythic | high | Λέσχεως δʼ οὕτω φησὶν αὐτὸν ὑπὸ Ἀγήνορος τρωθῆναι. | According to Lescheos, he was wounded by Agenor. | Agenor is a mythic figure, and the sentence reports a mythic wounding rather than a historical event. |
| 10.25.6 | 3 | mythic | high | δῆλα οὖν ὡς ἄλλως γε οὐκ ἂν ὁ Πολύγνωτος ἔγραψεν οὕτω τὰ ἕλκη σφίσιν, εἰ μὴ ἐπελέξατο τὴν ποίησιν τοῦ Λέσχεω· | It is thus evident that Polygnotus would not have represented their wounds in such detail if he had not closely followed the poem of Lescheos. | Refers to Polygnotus depicting the wounds of mythic figures by following Lescheos' poem; this is a mythic-literary reference, not historical. |
| 10.25.6 | 4 | mythic | high | προσεπέθηκε μέντοι καὶ σφυροῦ τῷ Λυκομήδει καὶ τρίτον τραῦμα ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ. | Polygnotus, however, added further injuries to Lycomedes: one wound on the ankle and another—the third—upon his head. | Describes an injury detail in Polygnotus' mythic painting of Lycomedes, not a historical event. |
| 10.25.6 | 5 | mythic | high | τέτρωται δὲ καὶ Εὐρύαλος ὁ Μηκιστέως κεφαλήν τε καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ χειρὶ τὸν καρπόν. | Euryalus, son of Mecisteus, is also portrayed wounded in the head and on the wrist of his hand. | Euryalus is a Homeric hero from mythic narrative, and the sentence describes his depiction in that mythic context. |
| 10.25.7 | 1 | other | high | οὗτοι μὲν δὴ ἀνωτέρω τῆς Ἑλένης εἰσὶν ἐν τῇ γραφῇ· | These figures, then, are painted above Helen. | Purely descriptive placement in a painting; no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.25.7 | 2 | mythic | high | ἐφεξῆς δὲ τῇ Ἑλένῃ μήτηρ τε ἡ Θησέως ἐν χρῷ κεκαρμένη καὶ παίδων τῶν Θησέως Δημοφῶν ἐστι φροντίζων, ὅσα γε ἀπὸ τοῦ σχήματος, εἰ ἀνασώσασθαί οἱ τὴν Αἴθραν ἐνέσται. | Next beside Helen is the mother of Theseus, depicted with close-cropped hair, and Demophon, one of the sons of Theseus, who appears deep in thought, at least judging by his posture, considering whether or not it might be possible to rescue Aethra. | Describes figures from the Theseus myth and the rescue of Aethra, a mythic scene. |
| 10.25.7 | 3 | mythic | high | Ἀργεῖοι δὲ καὶ ἐκ τῆς Σίνιδος θυγατρὸς γενέσθαι Θησεῖ Μελάνιππον λέγουσι, καὶ ὡς ἀνέλοιτο ὁ Μελάνιππος δρόμου νίκην, ὅτε οἱ Ἐπίγονοι καλούμενοι Νέμεια δεύτεροι οὗτοι ἔθεσαν μετὰ Ἄδραστον. | The Argives relate that Theseus had a son named Melanippus by the daughter of Sinis; and they recount that Melanippus was victorious in the footrace at the games established by the Epigoni, the second Nemean Games, first instituted by Adrastus. | This refers to Theseus, Sinis, and the Epigoni/Nemean games in a mythological genealogical context. |
| 10.25.8 | 1 | mythic | high | Λέσχεως δὲ ἐς τὴν Αἴθραν ἐποίησεν, ἡνίκα ἡλίσκετο Ἴλιον, ὑπεξελθοῦσαν ἐς τὸ στρατόπεδον αὐτὴν ἀφικέσθαι τὸ Ἑλλήνων καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν παίδων γνωρισθῆναι τῶν Θησέως, καὶ ὡς παρʼ Ἀγαμέμνονος αἰτήσαι Δημοφῶν αὐτήν· | But Lescheos depicted Aethra, at the moment Troy was being captured, slipping away and reaching the Greek encampment, where she was recognized by the sons of Theseus. | Aethra and the sons of Theseus are legendary figures, and the scene is set during the mythical fall of Troy. |
| 10.25.8 | 2 | mythic | high | ὁ δὲ ἐκείνῳ μὲν ἐθέλειν χαρίζεσθαι, ποιήσειν δὲ οὐ πρότερον ἔφη πρὶν Ἑλένην πεῖσαι· | He showed how Demophon asked Agamemnon for her, and how Agamemnon indicated he wished to grant Demophon this favor, yet stated he would not do so before securing Helen's consent. | Agamemnon, Demophon, and Helen belong to mythic narrative and the sentence reports a mythic episode. |
| 10.25.8 | 3 | mythic | high | ἀποστείλαντι δὲ αὐτῷ κήρυκα ἔδωκεν Ἑλένη τὴν χάριν. | Accordingly, he sent a herald to Helen, and she granted the request. | Helen is a mythic figure, and the sentence concerns a mythic request and response involving her. |
| 10.25.8 | 4 | mythic | high | ἔοικεν οὖν ὁ Εὐρυβάτης ὁ ἐν τῇ γραφῇ ἀφῖχθαί τε ὡς τὴν Ἑλένην τῆς Αἴθρας ἕνεκα καὶ τὰ ἐντεταλμένα ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἀγαμέμνονος ἀπαγγέλλειν. | Thus, Eurybates, as portrayed in the painting, seems to have come to Helen on account of Aethra, declaring the instructions which Agamemnon had given him. | Refers to Helen, Aethra, and Agamemnon in a mythic context from the painting. |
| 10.25.9 | 1 | mythic | high | γυναῖκες δὲ αἱ Τρῳάδες αἰχμαλώτοις τε ἤδη καὶ ὀδυρομέναις ἐοίκασι. | The Trojan women appear here as though already captives and lamenting their fate. | Refers to the Trojan women, a mythic subject tied to the Trojan War. |
| 10.25.9 | 2 | mythic | high | γέγραπται μὲν Ἀνδρομάχη, καὶ ὁ παῖς οἱ προσέστηκεν ἑλόμενος τοῦ μαστοῦ---τούτῳ Λέσχεως ῥιφθέντι ἀπὸ τοῦ πύργου συμβῆναι λέγει τὴν τελευτήν· οὐ μὴν ὑπὸ δόγματός γε Ἑλλήνων, ἀλλʼ ἰδίᾳ Νεοπτόλεμον αὐτόχειρα ἐθελῆσαι γενέσθαι---. | Among them is represented Andromache, and by her side stands her child clinging to her breast—Lescheos says this child was cast down from the wall and thus met his death; this act was not performed by decree of the Greeks, but by Neoptolemus, willingly, by his own hand. | The sentence concerns Andromache, her child, and Neoptolemus in the post-Trojan War mythic tradition. |
| 10.25.9 | 3 | mythic | high | γέγραπται δὲ Μηδεσικάστη, θυγατέρων μὲν Πριάμου καὶ αὕτη τῶν νόθων, ἐξῳκίσθαι δὲ ἐς Πήδαιον πόλιν φησὶν αὐτὴν Ὅμηρος Ἰμβρίῳ Μέντορος παιδὶ ἀνδρὶ ἐς Πήδαιον συνοικοῦσαν. | Also depicted is Medesicaste, who was likewise one of Priam's illegitimate daughters; Homer says that she departed for the city of Pedaeum to dwell there as the wife of Imbrius, son of Mentor. | Refers to Priam’s daughter and Homeric mythic narrative about Medesicaste’s marriage and relocation. |
| 10.25.10 | 1 | other | high | ἡ μὲν δὴ Ἀνδρομάχη καὶ ἡ Μηδεσικάστη καλύμματά εἰσιν ἐπικείμεναι, Πολυξένη δὲ κατὰ τὰ εἰθισμένα παρθένοις ἀναπέπλεκται τὰς ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ τρίχας· | Andromache and Medesicaste are depicted wearing veils on their heads, while Polyxena’s hair is arranged in the manner customary for maidens. | Describes the appearance of figures in an artwork; purely descriptive, not an event. |
| 10.25.10 | 2 | mythic | high | ἀποθανεῖν δὲ αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τῷ Ἀχιλλέως μνήματι ποιηταί τε ᾄδουσι καὶ γραφὰς ἔν τε Ἀθήναις καὶ Περγάμῳ τῇ ὑπὲρ Καΐκου θεασάμενος οἶδα ἐχούσας ἐς τῆς Πολυξένης τὰ παθήματα. | Poets sing of her death at Achilles' tomb, and I myself have seen paintings depicting the sufferings of Polyxena both at Athens and at Pergamum above the Caicus. | Refers to Polyxena's death at Achilles' tomb, a mythic event, and its artistic representations. |
| 10.25.11 | 1 | mythic | high | γέγραφε δὲ καὶ Νέστορα τῇ κεφαλῇ τε ἐπικείμενον πῖλον καὶ ἐν τῇ χειρὶ δόρυ ἔχοντα· | He has depicted also Nestor, wearing a cap upon his head and holding a spear in his hand. | Nestor is a mythic hero; the sentence describes his depiction, not a historical event. |
| 10.25.11 | 2 | other | high | καὶ ἵππος κονίεσθαι μέλλοντος παρέχεται σχῆμα· | A horse nearby is presented in a posture about to roll in the dust. | Purely descriptive scene detail about a horse's posture; no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.25.11 | 3 | other | high | ἄχρι μὲν δὴ τοῦ ἵππου αἰγιαλός τε καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ ψηφῖδες ὑποφαίνονται, τὸ δὲ ἐντεῦθεν οὐκέτι ἔοικεν εἶναι θάλασσα. | Up to the point of the horse there appear a shore and the pebbles upon it; beyond this, however, it no longer resembles the sea. | Purely geographical description of the shoreline and sea appearance; no mythic or historical event. |