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| Passage | Sentence | Bucket | Confidence | Greek | English | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.9.1 | 1 | other | high | Δελφοῖς δὲ ἡ πόλις ἄναντες διὰ πάσης παρέχεται σχῆμα, κατὰ τὰ αὐτὰ δὲ τῇ πόλει τῇ ἄλλῃ καὶ ὁ ἱερὸς περίβολος τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος. | At Delphi the city rises upward, extending its shape throughout the entire area; the sacred enclosure of Apollo, likewise, conforms to the rest of the city. | Purely topographical description of Delphi and the sanctuary's layout; no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.9.1 | 2 | other | high | οὗτος δὲ μεγέθει μέγας καὶ ἀνωτάτω τοῦ ἄστεώς ἐστι· | This enclosure is large in extent and occupies the highest part of the town. | Purely descriptive topographical remark about the enclosure's size and location in the town. |
| 10.9.1 | 3 | other | high | τέτμηνται δὲ καὶ ἔξοδοι διʼ αὐτοῦ συνεχεῖς. | Continuous paths have also been made through it. | Purely descriptive landscape/route detail about paths through a place, with no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.9.1 | 4 | other | high | ὁπόσα δὲ τῶν ἀναθημάτων εἶναί μοι λόγου μάλιστα ἄξια ἐφαίνετο, ποιησόμεθα αὐτῶν μνήμην. | Now, concerning the votive offerings, I will mention those that seemed to me particularly worthy of record. | A transition to describing votive offerings; purely antiquarian/descriptive, not mythic or historical. |
| 10.9.2 | 1 | other | high | ἀθλητὰς μὲν οὖν καὶ ὅσαι ἀγωνισταὶ μουσικῆς τῶν ἀνθρώπων τοῖς πλείοσιν ἐγίνοντο μετὰ οὐδενὸς λογισμοῦ, μετὰ τῆς οὐ πάνυ τι ἡγοῦμαι σπουδῆς ἀξίους · | I consider that athletes in general, as well as competitors in musical contests who gained victories among the majority of men, are for the most part not worthy of mention, nor deserving of serious attention. | Generic antiquarian remark about athletes and musical competitors, not an event. |
| 10.9.2 | 2 | other | high | ἀθλητὰς δὲ ὁπόσοι τι καὶ ὑπελείποντο ἐς δόξαν, ἐν λόγῳ σφᾶς ἐδήλωσα τῷ ἐς Ἠλείους. | But as for athletes who attained extraordinary fame, I have already spoken of them in my account of the Eleans. | A cross-reference to earlier discussion of notable athletes; purely antiquarian and non-mythic/non-historical. |
| 10.9.2 | 3 | historical | high | Φαΰλῳ δὲ Κροτωνιάτῃ---Ὀλυμπίασι μὲν οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτῷ νίκη, τὰς δὲ Πυθοῖ πεντάθλου δύο ἀνείλετο καὶ σταδίου τὴν τρίτην· | Now, concerning Phayllus of Croton: he won no victory at Olympia, but at Pytho he twice achieved victory in the pentathlon and a third victory in the stadion race. | Records an athletic victory at Pythian games, a post-mythic historical competitive achievement. |
| 10.9.2 | 4 | historical | high | ἐναυμάχησε δὲ καὶ ἐναντία τοῦ Μήδου ναῦν τε παρασκευασάμενος οἰκείαν καὶ Κροτωνιατῶν ὁπόσοι ἐπεδήμουν τῇ Ἑλλάδι ἀνεβίβασεν--- | Moreover, he participated in the sea fight against the Mede, equipping a ship at his own expense and manning it with Crotoniates who happened to be visiting Greece. | Refers to a sea fight against the Mede and an individual's contribution, a post-500 BC historical event. |
| 10.9.2 | 5 | other | high | τούτου ἐστὶν ἀνδριὰς ἐν Δελφοῖς. | This man has a statue set up in his honor at Delphi. | Reports a statue at Delphi; this is descriptive/antiquarian rather than mythic or historical narrative. |
| 10.9.2 | 6 | other | high | τὰ μὲν δὴ ἐς τὸν Κροτωνιάτην οὕτως εἶχεν. | This, then, is the information about the Crotoniate. | Summative transition; no mythic or historical event, just concluding information. |
| 10.9.2 | 7 | other | high | ἐσελθόντι δὲ ἐς τὸ τέμενος | And upon entering the sanctuary... | Purely locational/route language describing entering a sanctuary, with no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.9.3 | 1 | other | high | χαλκοῦς ταῦρος τέχνη μὲν Θεοπρόπου ἐστὶν Αἰγινήτου, Κορκυραίων δὲ ἀνάθημα. | There is a bronze bull, a work by Theopropos of Aegina, dedicated by the people of Corcyra. | A descriptive notice of a bronze dedication and its maker/dedicator; no mythic or post-500 BC historical event. |
| 10.9.3 | 2 | mythic | medium | λέγεται δὲ ὡς ταῦρος ἐν τῇ Κορκύρᾳ καταλιπὼν τὰς ἄλλας βοῦς καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς νομῆς κατερχόμενος ἐμυκᾶτο ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ· | It is said that once, on Corcyra, a certain bull left the rest of the herd and, descending from its pasture, began to bellow toward the sea. | A bull behaving portentously on Corcyra is a legendary/anecdotal motif tied to a mythicized landscape rather than a historical event. |
| 10.9.3 | 3 | other | high | γινομένου δὲ ἐπὶ ἡμέρᾳ πάσῃ τοῦ αὐτοῦ κάτεισιν ἐπὶ θάλασσαν ὁ βουκόλος, καὶ εἶδεν ἰχθύων τῶν θύννων ἀτέκμαρτόν τι ἀριθμῷ πλῆθος. | As the same event recurred day after day, the herdsman went down to the shore and saw there an immeasurable multitude of tuna fish. | Descriptive report of repeated observation at the shore; no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.9.4 | 1 | historical | medium | καὶ ὁ μὲν δῆλα τοῖς ἐν τῇ πόλει Κορκυραίοις ἐποίησεν· | And he thus made his power clear to the inhabitants of the city of Corcyra. | Refers to an identifiable political act affecting Corcyra, not mythic or purely descriptive. |
| 10.9.4 | 2 | other | high | οἱ δὲ---ἑλεῖν γὰρ τοὺς θύννους προαιρούμενοι τὴν ἄλλως ταλαιπωρίαν εἶχον---θεωροὺς ἀποστέλλουσιν ἐς Δελφούς· | They, preferring above all else to catch the tunny fish but facing difficulties beforehand, sent envoys to consult the oracle at Delphi. | A fishing expedition and consultation of Delphi are descriptive/ritual details, not a mythic event or post-500 BC historical event. |
| 10.9.4 | 3 | other | high | καὶ οὕτω Ποσειδῶνί τε ἐκεῖνον θύουσι τὸν ταῦρον καὶ αὐτίκα μετὰ τὴν θυσίαν αἱροῦσι τοὺς ἰχθῦς, καί σφισι τὸ ἀνάθημα ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ τε καὶ ἐν Δελφοῖς ἐστιν ἡ δεκάτη τῆς ἄγρας. | Afterward they sacrificed that specific bull to Poseidon, and immediately following the sacrifice they successfully caught the fish; in both Olympia and Delphi they dedicated a tithe of their catch as an offering. | Describes ritual sacrifice and dedications at sanctuaries; this is antiquarian/religious practice rather than mythic or post-500 BC historical event. |
| 10.9.5 | 1 | historical | high | ἐφεξῆς δὲ Τεγεατῶν ἀναθήματα ἀπὸ Λακεδαιμονίων Ἀπόλλων ἐστὶ καὶ Νίκη καὶ οἱ ἐπιχώριοι τῶν ἡρώων, Καλλιστώ τε ἡ Λυκάονος καὶ Ἀρκὰς ὁ ἐπώνυμος τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ τοῦ Ἀρκάδος παῖδες Ἔλατος καὶ Ἀφείδας καὶ Ἀζάν, ἐπὶ δὲ αὐτοῖς Τρίφυλος· | Next in order are dedications of the Tegeans from their victories over the Lacedaemonians: statues of Apollo, Nike, and local heroes—Callisto, daughter of Lycaon, Arcas, from whom the land took its name, and the sons of Arcas, Elatus, Apheidas, and Azan; above these is Triphylus. | Refers to Tegean dedications from victories over the Lacedaemonians, an aftermath of a historical conflict rather than a mythic event. |
| 10.9.5 | 2 | mythic | high | τούτῳ δὲ ἦν οὐκ Ἐρατὼ τῷ Τριφύλῳ μήτηρ, ἀλλὰ Λαοδάμεια ἡ Ἀμύκλα τοῦ ἐν Λακεδαίμονι βασιλεύσαντος· | The mother of this Triphylus was not Erato but Laodameia, daughter of Amyclas who once ruled in Lacedaemon. | Names Amyclas and Laodameia belong to heroic genealogy; this is a mythic family connection, not a historical event. |
| 10.9.5 | 3 | mythic | medium | ἀνάκειται δὲ καὶ Ἔρασος Τριφύλου παῖς. | Also represented there is Erasus, son of Triphylus. | A represented figure named Erasus, son of Triphylus, is likely part of mythic/heroic genealogy rather than post-500 BC history. |
| 10.9.6 | 1 | other | high | οἱ δὲ εἰργασμένοι τὰ ἀγάλματα Παυσανίας ἐστὶν Ἀπολλωνιάτης, οὗτος μὲν τόν τε Ἀπόλλωνα καὶ Καλλιστώ, τὴν δὲ Νίκην καὶ τοῦ Ἀρκάδος τὴν εἰκόνα ὁ Σικυώνιος Δαίδαλος · Ἀντιφάνης δὲ Ἀργεῖος καὶ Σαμόλας Ἀρκάς, οὗτος μὲν τὸν Τρίφυλον καὶ Ἀζᾶνα, Ἔλατον δὲ καὶ Ἀφείδαντά τε καὶ Ἔρασον ὁ Ἀργεῖος. | The sculptors who made the statues were Pausanias of Apollonia, who created Apollo and Callisto, and Daedalus of Sicyon, who fashioned the Victory and the likeness of Arkas; Antiphanes of Argos and Samolas the Arcadian also worked on statues, Samolas creating Triphylos and Azan, Antiphanes the Argive fashioning Elatus, Apheidas, and Erasus. | A list of sculptors and the statues they made; purely antiquarian/descriptive, not mythic or historical narrative. |
| 10.9.6 | 2 | historical | high | ταῦτα μὲν δὴ οἱ Τεγεᾶται ἔπεμψαν ἐς Δελφούς, Λακεδαιμονίους ὅτε ἐπὶ σφᾶς ἐστρατεύσαντο αἰχμαλώτους ἑλόντες· | These statues were sent by the Tegeans to Delphi, after they captured Lacedaemonian prisoners when the latter had marched against them. | Refers to a later military episode involving Tegeans and Lacedaemonians, not mythic or purely descriptive. |
| 10.9.7 | 1 | historical | high | Λακεδαιμονίων δὲ ἀπαντικρὺ τούτων ἀναθήματά ἐστιν ἀπʼ Ἀθηναίων Διόσκουροι καὶ Ζεὺς καὶ Ἀπόλλων τε καὶ Ἄρτεμις, ἐπὶ δὲ αὐτοῖς Ποσειδῶν τε καὶ Λύσανδρος ὁ Ἀριστοκρίτου στεφανούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ Ποσειδῶνος, Ἀγίας τε ὃς τῷ Λυσάνδρῳ τότε ἐμαντεύετο καὶ Ἕρμων ὁ τὴν ναῦν τοῦ Λυσάνδρου τὴν στρατηγίδα κυβερνῶν. | Directly opposite these dedications of the Lacedaemonians are offerings from the Athenians: statues of the Dioscuri, Zeus, Apollo and Artemis; and above them, Poseidon, and Lysander, son of Aristocritus, crowned by Poseidon, and Agias, who served Lysander at that time as his soothsayer, and Hermon, who was pilot of Lysander's flagship. | Refers to Lysander, Agias, and Hermon in a historical Spartan dedication context after the Peloponnesian War. |
| 10.9.8 | 1 | other | high | τοῦτον μὲν δὴ τὸν Ἕρμωνα Θεόκοσμος ποιήσειν ἔμελλεν ὁ Μεγαρεὺς ἅτε ὑπὸ τῶν Μεγαρέων ἐγγραφέντα ἐς τὴν πολιτείαν· | This Hermon was destined to be made by Theokosmos of Megara, since Hermon had been enrolled as a citizen by the Megarians. | A biographical/antiquarian note about a sculptor and civic enrollment, with no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.9.8 | 2 | other | high | οἱ δὲ Διόσκουροι Ἀντιφάνους εἰσὶν Ἀργείου καὶ ὁ μάντις τέχνη Πίσωνος ἐκ Καλαυρείας τῆς Τροιζηνίων· | The Dioskouroi statues are the work of Antiphanes of Argos, and the statue of the seer is by Pison from Calaureia, an island belonging to the Troizenians. | Identifies statue artists and provenance; antiquarian/descriptive rather than mythic or historical event. |
| 10.9.8 | 3 | other | high | Ἀθηνόδωρος δὲ καὶ Δαμέας, ὁ μὲν τὴν Ἄρτεμίν τε καὶ Ποσειδῶνα εἰργάσατο, ἔτι δὲ τὸν Λύσανδρον, Ἀθηνόδωρος δὲ τὸν Ἀπόλλωνα ἐποίησε καὶ τὸν Δία· | As for Athenodoros and Dameas, Dameas crafted Artemis, Poseidon, and also Lysander, while Athenodoros made the statues of Apollo and Zeus. | Describes sculptors and the statues they made; this is antiquarian/art-historical material, not mythic or post-500 BC historical narrative. |
| 10.9.9 | 1 | other | high | οὗτοι δὲ Ἀρκάδες εἰσὶν ἐκ Κλείτορος. | These Arcadians are from Cleitor. | Simple identification of origin from Cleitor; geographical/descriptive, not mythic or historical. |
| 10.9.9 | 2 | historical | high | ἀνάκεινται δὲ καὶ ὄπισθεν τῶν κατειλεγμένων ὅσοι συγκατειργάσαντο τῷ Λυσάνδρῳ τὰ ἐν Αἰγὸς ποταμοῖς ἢ αὐτῶν Σπαρτιατῶν ἢ ἀπὸ τῶν συμμαχησάντων, | Behind those just mentioned are dedicated statues of those who collaborated with Lysander in the events at Aegospotami, either Spartans themselves or from their allies. | Refers to participants in the historical Battle of Aegospotami and statues honoring them. |
| 10.9.9 | 3 | other | high | εἰσὶ δὲ οἵδε· Ἄρακος μὲν καὶ Ἐριάνθης, ὁ μὲν αὐτῶν ἐκ Λακεδαίμονος, ὁ δὲ Ἐριάνθης Βοιώτιος ὑπὲρ τοῦ Μίμαντος, | These are the following: Aracus and Erianthes, one from Lacedaemon itself, the other, Erianthes, a Boeotian from beyond Mount Mimas. | A simple identifications list with origins of named persons; no mythic event or historical action. |
| 10.9.9 | 4 | other | high | ἐντεῦθεν μὲν Ἀστυκράτης, Χῖοι δὲ Κηφισοκλῆς καὶ Ἑρμόφαντός τε καὶ Ἱκέσιος, | Next is Astycrates, and from Chios are Cephisocles, Hermophantus, and Hikesios. | Lists names and origins of people/statues; purely descriptive and antiquarian. |
| 10.9.9 | 5 | other | high | Τίμαρχος δὲ καὶ Διαγόρας Ῥόδιοι, Κνίδιος δὲ Θεόδαμος, ἐκ δὲ Ἐφέσου Κιμμέριος, καὶ Μιλήσιος Αἰαντίδης. | From Rhodes are Timarchus and Diagoras, from Cnidus Theodamus, from Ephesus Cimmerius, and Aeantides from Miletus. | A list of men from various cities; purely prosopographical/geographical, with no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.9.10 | 1 | other | high | τούτους μὲν δὴ ἐποίησε Τίσανδρος, τοὺς δὲ ἐφεξῆς Ἄλυπος Σικυώνιος. | Tisander made these statues; those next in order were made by Alypos of Sicyon. | An antiquarian description of statue makers; no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.9.10 | 2 | other | high | Θεόπομπον Μύνδιον καὶ Κλεομήδην Σάμιον καὶ ἐξ Εὐβοίας Ἀριστοκλέα τε Καρύστιον καὶ Αὐτόνομον Ἐρετριέα καὶ Ἀριστόφαντον Κορίνθιον καὶ Ἀπολλόδωρον Τροιζήνιον καὶ ἐξ Ἐπιδαύρου Δίωνα τῆς ἐν τῇ Ἀργολίδι. | They represent Theopompus of Myndus, Kleomedes of Samos, Aristocles of Carystus in Euboea, Autonomus from Eretria, Aristophantus of Corinth, Apollodorus of Troezen, and Dion of Epidaurus in Argolis. | A list of sculptors/athletes or honorific representations by origin; purely descriptive and antiquarian, with no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.9.10 | 3 | other | high | ἐχόμενοι δὲ τούτων Ἀξιόνικός ἐστιν Ἀχαιὸς ἐκ Πελλήνης, ἐκ δὲ Ἑρμιόνος Θεάρης, καὶ Φωκεύς τε Πυρρίας καὶ Κώμων Μεγαρεὺς καὶ Ἀγασιμένης Σικυώνιος. | Following these are Axionicus, an Achaean from Pellene, Theares from Hermione, Pyrrhias from Phocis, Comon of Megara, and Agasimenes of Sicyon. | Lists names and origins of competitors; purely descriptive/antiquarian. |
| 10.9.10 | 4 | other | high | ἐκ δὲ Ἀμβρακίας καὶ Κορίνθου τε καὶ Λευκάδος Τηλυκράτης καὶ Πυθόδοτος Κορίνθιος καὶ Ἀμβρακιώτης Εὐαντίδας. | From Ambracia, Corinth, and Leucas there are the statues of Telycrates, Pythodotus, a Corinthian, and Euantidas, an Ambracian. | Lists statues and their provenance; purely descriptive/antiquarian, not a mythic or historical event. |
| 10.9.10 | 5 | other | high | τελευτᾷ δὲ Ἐπικυδίδας καὶ Ἐτεόνικος οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι· Πατροκλέους δὲ καὶ Κανάχου φασὶν ἔργα. | Last are Epicydidas and Eteonikos, two Lacedaemonians, said to be works by Patrocles and Canachus. | A descriptive identification of statues and their artists; no mythic or historical event. |
| 10.9.11 | 1 | historical | high | τὴν δὲ πληγὴν Ἀθηναῖοι τὴν ἐν Αἰγὸς ποταμοῖς οὐ μετὰ τοῦ δικαίου συμβῆναί σφισιν ὁμολογοῦσι· | The Athenians admit that the disaster at Aegospotami did not befall them justly. | Refers to the historical defeat at Aegospotami (405 BC). |
| 10.9.11 | 2 | historical | high | προδοθῆναι γὰρ ἐπὶ χρήμασιν ὑπὸ τῶν στρατηγησάντων, Τυδέα δὲ εἶναι καὶ Ἀδείμαντον οἳ τὰ δῶρα ἐδέξαντο παρὰ Λυσάνδρου. | Rather, it was brought about through bribery by their generals, and they say that Tydeus and Adeimantus were the ones who accepted gifts from Lysander. | Refers to the bribery and named generals Tydeus, Adeimantus, and Lysander, a post-500 BC historical event. |
| 10.9.11 | 3 | mythic | high | καὶ ἐς ἀπόδειξιν τοῦ λόγου Σιβύλλης παρέχονται τὸν χρησμόν· | As proof of this account, they cite an oracle of the Sibyl: | Mentions a Sibylline oracle, which belongs to mythic/religious prophecy rather than historical or descriptive material. |
| 10.9.11 | 4 | historical | medium | καὶ τότʼ Ἀθηναίοισι βαρύστονα κήδεα θήσει Ζεὺς ὑψιβρεμέτης, οὗπερ κράτος ἐστὶ μέγιστον, νηυσὶ φερεπτολέμοισι μάχην καὶ δηιοτῆτα ὀλλυμέναις δολεροῖσι τρόποις, κακότητι νομήων. | "And then shall loud-thundering Zeus, whose power is supreme, lay grievous sorrows upon the Athenians, bringing battle and devastation against their warships doomed to destruction, through treacherous schemes and the wickedness of their leaders." | Refers to Zeus bringing suffering on the Athenians, but the destruction of their warships points to a historical outcome rather than a purely mythic landscape event. |
| 10.9.11 | 5 | mythic | high | τὰ δὲ ἕτερα ἐκ Μουσαίου χρησμῶν μνημονεύουσι· | They also recall another oracle from Musaeus: | Musaeus and his χρησμοί are legendary/oracular material, so this refers to mythic tradition. |
| 10.9.11 | 6 | historical | medium | καὶ γὰρ Ἀθηναίοισιν ἐπέρχεται ἄγριος ὄμβρος ἡγεμόνων κακότητι, παραιφασίη δέ τις ἔσται ἥττης· | "For upon the Athenians will fall a fierce storm through the wickedness of their commanders, and their defeat will seem inexplicable. | Refers to the Athenians and a defeat caused by commanders, which points to a historical event or oracle-like political prediction rather than myth. |
| 10.9.11 | 7 | other | medium | οὐ λήσουσι πόλιν, τίσουσι δὲ ποινήν. | Yet they shall not escape the city's notice, and shall pay a penalty." | A general statement about a city noticing offenders and imposing punishment; no mythic or post-500 BC historical event is involved. |
| 10.9.12 | 1 | other | high | ταῦτα μὲν δὴ ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον εἰρήσθω· | So much, then, has been said concerning these matters. | Transition/summary sentence with no mythic or historical event; purely discursive. |
| 10.9.12 | 2 | historical | high | τὸν δὲ ὑπὲρ τῆς καλουμένης Θυρέας Λακεδαιμονίων ἀγῶνα καὶ Ἀργείων, Σίβυλλα μὲν καὶ τοῦτον προεθέσπισεν ὡς συμβήσοιτο ἐξ ἴσου ταῖς πόλεσιν, Ἀργεῖοι δὲ ἀξιοῦντες ἐσχηκέναι πλέον ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ χαλκοῦν ἵππον---τὸν δούρειον δῆθεν---ἀπέστειλαν ἐς Δελφούς· | As for the contest between the Lacedaemonians and the Argives over the place called Thyrea, the Sibyl had also prophesied beforehand that it would come about as an equal contest between the two cities; but the Argives, believing they had achieved more in the battle, sent to Delphi a bronze horse—allegedly the Wooden Horse. | The sentence concerns the historical contest at Thyrea and the Argives' dedication at Delphi; the mythic-looking reference to the Wooden Horse is presented as an allusion, not the main event. |
| 10.9.12 | 3 | other | high | τὸ δὲ ἔργον Ἀντιφάνους ἐστὶν Ἀργείου. | The sculptor of this work was Antiphanes of Argos. | Identifies the sculptor of a work; this is antiquarian/descriptive information, not a mythic or historical event. |