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| Passage | Sentence | Bucket | Confidence | Greek | English | Rationale |
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| 1.39.1 | 1 | other | high | ἑτέρα δὲ ὁδὸς ἐξ Ἐλευσῖνος πρὸς Μέγαρα ἄγει· | Another road leads from Eleusis toward Megara. | Simple route description between places, with no mythic or historical event. |
| 1.39.1 | 2 | other | high | ταύτην ἐρχομένοις τὴν ὁδὸν φρέαρ ἐστὶν Ἄνθιον καλούμενον. | As one follows this road there is a well called Anthion. | A route description of a well on the road; purely geographical/descriptive. |
| 1.39.1 | 3 | mythic | high | ἐποίησε δὲ Πάμφως ἐπὶ τούτῳ τῷ φρέατι καθῆσθαι Δήμητρα μετὰ τὴν ἁρπαγὴν τῆς παιδὸς γραῒ εἰκασμένην· | Pamphos recorded that by this well Demeter sat, after her daughter's abduction, disguised in the form of an old woman. | Describes Demeter after Persephone's abduction, a mythic event affecting the well's significance. |
| 1.39.1 | 4 | mythic | high | ἐντεῦθεν δὲ αὐτὴν ἅτε γυναῖκα Ἀργείαν ὑπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων τῶν Κελεοῦ κομισθῆναι παρὰ τὴν μητέρα καί οἱ τὴν Μετάνειραν οὕτω πιστεῦσαι τοῦ παιδὸς τὴν ἀνατροφήν. | It was from this place, he says, that the daughters of Celeus brought her as though she were an Argive woman to their mother, and thus persuaded Metaneira to entrust to her the rearing of her child. | Refers to Celeus, Metaneira, and the rearing of Demeter's child in the Eleusinian myth. |
| 1.39.2 | 1 | mythic | high | ὀλίγῳ δὲ ἀπωτέρω τοῦ φρέατος ἱερὸν Μετανείρας ἐστὶ καὶ μετʼ αὐτὸ τάφοι τῶν ἐπὶ Θήβας. | A short distance away from the well is a sanctuary of Metaneira, and beyond it are the tombs of those who marched against Thebes. | Refers to the tombs of those who marched against Thebes, a mythic expedition and its memorial landscape. |
| 1.39.2 | 2 | mythic | high | Κρέων γάρ, ὃς ἐδυνάστευε τότε ἐν Θήβαις Λαοδάμαντα ἐπιτροπεύων τὸν Ἐτεοκλέους, οὐ παρῆκε τοῖς προσήκουσιν ἀνελομένοις θάψαι· | For Creon, who at that time ruled in Thebes as guardian for Laodamas, the son of Eteocles, did not allow their relatives to recover the bodies and bury them. | Refers to the Theban cycle and the aftermath of the war of the Seven, a mythic event. |
| 1.39.2 | 3 | mythic | high | ἱκετεύσαντος δὲ Ἀδράστου Θησέα καὶ μάχης Ἀθηναίων γενομένης πρὸς Βοιωτούς, Θησεὺς ὡς ἐκράτησε τῇ μάχῃ κομίσας ἐς τὴν Ἐλευσινίαν τοὺς νεκροὺς ἐνταῦθα ἔθαψε. | When Adrastus entreated Theseus for help, a battle took place between Athenians and Boeotians; after winning this battle, Theseus brought the bodies to Eleusis and buried them there. | This describes Theseus and Adrastus in a legendary episode and the burial of the dead at Eleusis, so it is mythic. |
| 1.39.2 | 4 | historical | medium | Θηβαῖοι δὲ τὴν ἀναίρεσιν τῶν νεκρῶν λέγουσιν ἐθελονταὶ δοῦναι καὶ συνάψαι μάχην οὔ φασι. | The Thebans, however, say that they willingly allowed the retrieval of the bodies and deny that any battle was fought. | Refers to the Thebans' account of a battle and recovery of bodies, i.e. a historical claim rather than mythic or descriptive material. |
| 1.39.3 | 1 | mythic | high | μετὰ δὲ τῶν Ἀργείων τοὺς τάφους ἐστὶν Ἀλόπης μνῆμα, ἣν τεκοῦσαν Ἱπποθόωντα ἐκ Ποσειδῶνος ἀποθανεῖν ἐνταῦθά φασιν ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρὸς Κερκυόνος. | After the tombs of the Argives is the memorial of Alope, who, it is said, bore Hippothoon to Poseidon, and died there at the hands of her father Cercyon. | Alope's bearing Hippothoon by Poseidon and dying at the hands of Cercyon is a mythic story, and the memorial is explained by that myth. |
| 1.39.3 | 2 | mythic | high | εἶναι δὲ ὁ Κερκυὼν λέγεται καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ἄδικος ἐς τοὺς ξένους καὶ παλαίειν οὐ βουλομένοις· | Cercyon is said also in other ways to have been unjust toward strangers, compelling them to wrestle even if they did not wish it. | Cercyon is a mythic figure from Theseus tradition; this describes his mythic behavior toward strangers. |
| 1.39.3 | 3 | mythic | high | καὶ ὁ τόπος οὗτος παλαίστρα καὶ ἐς ἐμὲ ἐκαλεῖτο Κερκυόνος, ὀλίγον τοῦ τάφου τῆς Ἀλόπης ἀπέχων. | Thus, this place was called even in my time the wrestling-ground of Cercyon, which lies not far from Alope's tomb. | Cercyon and Alope are figures from myth, and the place is identified through their mythic association. |
| 1.39.3 | 4 | mythic | high | λέγεται δὲ ὁ Κερκυὼν τοὺς καταστάντας ἐς πάλην διαφθεῖραι πλὴν Θησέως, Θησεὺς δὲ κατεπάλαισεν αὐτὸν σοφίᾳ τὸ πλέον· | It is said that Cercyon killed those who entered the wrestling-match with him, except Theseus, who overcame him chiefly by skill. | Describes Theseus and the mythic wrestler Cercyon, a mythic encounter affecting the landscape's legendary past. |
| 1.39.3 | 5 | mythic | high | παλαιστικὴν γὰρ τέχνην εὗρε Θησεὺς πρῶτος καὶ πάλης κατέστη ὕστερον ἀπʼ ἐκείνου διδασκαλία· πρότερον δὲ ἐχρῶντο μεγέθει μόνον καὶ ῥώμῃ πρὸς τὰς πάλας. | Indeed, Theseus was the first to discover the art of wrestling, and from him arose afterward the teaching of wrestling; previously, men relied only upon their size and strength in contests. | Theseus is a mythic culture-hero credited with inventing wrestling. |
| 1.39.3 | 6 | other | high | τοσαῦτα κατὰ γνώμην τὴν ἐμὴν Ἀθηναίοις γνωριμώτατα ἦν ἔν τε λόγοις καὶ θεωρήμασιν. | These things, in my judgment, were very well known to the Athenians, both through reports and their own observations. | A general statement about what Athenians knew from reports and observation; no mythic or historical event is being described. |
| 1.39.3 | 7 | other | high | ἀπέκρινε δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν πολλῶν ἐξ ἀρχῆς ὁ λόγος μοι τὰ ἐς συγγραφὴν ἀνήκοντα. | From the beginning of my narrative onward, however, my account set apart those points suitable for inclusion in my description. | Metanarrative about the author's method of selecting material for his account, not mythic or historical content. |
| 1.39.4 | 1 | other | high | Ἐλευσῖνι δὲ ἤδη πλησιόχωρος ἡ καλουμένη Μεγαρίς· | Bordering close upon Eleusis is the region called Megaris. | Purely geographical description of Megaris bordering Eleusis. |
| 1.39.4 | 2 | mythic | high | τῆς Ἀθηναίων ἦν καὶ αὕτη τὸ ἀρχαῖον, Πύλα τοῦ βασιλέως καταλιπόντος Πανδίονι. | In earlier times this also belonged to the Athenians, for King Pylas relinquished it to Pandion. | Refers to an archaic legendary transfer of land from King Pylas to Pandion, a mythic aetiological account. |
| 1.39.4 | 3 | mythic | high | μαρτύρια δέ μοι τάφος τε Πανδίονος ἐν τῇ γῇ καὶ Νῖσος Αἰγεῖ μὲν πρεσβυτάτῳ τοῦ παντὸς γένους παραχωρήσας Ἀθηναίων ἄρχειν, αὐτὸς δὲ Μεγάρων καὶ τῆς ἄχρι Κορίνθου βασιλεύειν ἀξιωθείς· | As evidence I point both to Pandion's tomb in that land and to Nisus himself, who yielded rule over Athens to Aegeus, the eldest of the whole family, but retained for himself Megara and the territory as far as Corinth, ruling as king. | Refers to Pandion, Nisus, and Aegeus in mythic genealogical and kingship traditions, not post-500 BC history. |
| 1.39.4 | 4 | mythic | medium | Νίσαιά τε ἔτι καὶ νῦν Μεγαρεῦσιν ἐπίνειον ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ καλεῖται. | Indeed, even now the port Nisaea, which serves the Megarians, bears his name. | The port's name is explained by reference to a named figure ('his name'), implying a mythic eponym rather than a historical event. |
| 1.39.4 | 5 | historical | high | Κόδρου δὲ ὕστερον βασιλεύοντος στρατεύουσιν ἐπʼ Ἀθήνας Πελοποννήσιοι· καὶ ὡς οὐδὲν ἀποδειξάμενοι λαμπρὸν ἐκομίζοντο ὀπίσω, Μέγαρα Ἀθηναίων ἑλόντες Κορινθίων καὶ τῶν ἄλλων συμμάχων τοῖς ἐθέλουσιν ἔδωκαν οἰκῆσαι. | Later, in the reign of Codrus, the Peloponnesians attacked Athens; and when they returned home without having achieved any notable success, they captured Megara from the Athenians and gave it to the Corinthians and other allies who wished to settle there. | Describes a post-Mycenaean political/military event in the reign of Codrus, treated as early historical tradition rather than myth. |
| 1.39.5 | 1 | mythic | medium | Μεγαρεῖς μὲν οὕτως ἔθη καὶ φωνὴν μεταβαλόντες Δωριεῖς γεγόνασι, κληθῆναι δὲ οὕτω τὴν πόλιν φασὶν ἐπὶ Καρὸς τοῦ Φορωνέως ἐν τῇ γῇ ταύτῃ βασιλεύοντος· | The Megarians, having thus altered their customs and dialect, became Dorians; they say their city was named after Car, the son of Phoroneus, who once ruled in this land. | Explains an ancient city-name origin tied to Car, son of Phoroneus, a mythic genealogical figure. |
| 1.39.5 | 2 | mythic | medium | τότε πρῶτον λέγουσιν ἱερὰ γενέσθαι Δήμητρος αὐτοῖς, τότε ἀνθρώπους ὀνομάσαι Μέγαρα. | At that time, they claim, rites of Demeter were first established by them, and at that same period, the inhabitants began to call their city Megara. | Explains the first establishment of Demeter rites, a myth-linked cult origin story. |
| 1.39.5 | 3 | other | high | οὕτω μὲν αὐτοὶ περὶ σφῶν Μεγαρεῖς λέγουσι· | Thus the Megarians themselves tell the story of their origins. | This is a report of what the Megarians say about their origins, i.e. an antiquarian ethnographic statement rather than mythic event or post-500 BC history. |
| 1.39.5 | 4 | mythic | high | Βοιωτοὶ δὲ ἐν Ὀγχηστῷ Μεγαρέα τὸν Ποσειδῶνος οἰκοῦντα ἀφικέσθαι στρατιᾷ Βοιωτῶν φασι Νίσῳ τὸν πρὸς Μίνω πόλεμον συνδιοίσοντα, πεσόντα δὲ αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ μάχῃ ταφῆναί τε αὐτοῦ καὶ τῇ πόλει Μέγαρα ὄνομα ἀπὸ τούτου γενέσθαι, πρότερον Νίσᾳ καλουμένῃ. | The Boeotians, however, assert at Onchestos that Megareus, a son of Poseidon who lived there, came to Nisus with a Boeotian army to aid him in his war against Minos; Megareus fell in battle and was buried there, and from him the city, previously called Nisa, received the name Megara. | Explains the mythic origin of Megara from Megareus and the war with Minos. |
| 1.39.6 | 1 | mythic | high | δωδεκάτῃ δὲ ὕστερον μετὰ Κᾶρα τὸν Φορωνέως γενεᾷ λέγουσιν οἱ Μεγαρεῖς Λέλεγα ἀφικόμενον ἐξ Αἰγύπτου βασιλεῦσαι καὶ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους κληθῆναι Λέλεγας ἐπὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς αὐτοῦ· | The Megarians say that twelve generations after Car, the son of Phoroneus, Lelex came from Egypt and became king, and that the people were named Leleges from him during his rule. | A legendary king Lelex arriving from Egypt and founding an ethnonym is mythic origin tradition. |
| 1.39.6 | 2 | mythic | high | Κλήσωνος δὲ τοῦ Λέλεγος γενέσθαι Πύλαν, τοῦ Πύλα δὲ Σκίρωνα· | Lelex had a son named Cleson, and from Cleson was born Pylas, and from Pylas, Sciron. | Genealogical descent from Lelex and his descendants belongs to mythic/legendary tradition. |
| 1.39.6 | 3 | mythic | high | τοῦτον συνοικῆσαι Πανδίονος θυγατρί, καὶ ὕστερον Νίσῳ τῷ Πανδίονος ἐς ἀμφισβήτησιν ἐλθεῖν περὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς Σκίρωνα καί σφισιν Αἰακὸν δικάσαι, βασιλείαν μὲν διδόντα Νίσῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀπογόνοις, Σκίρωνι δὲ ἡγεμονίαν εἶναι πολέμου. | This Sciron married the daughter of Pandion, and afterwards entered into a dispute with Nisus, son of Pandion, regarding the kingdom, and Aeacus arbitrated between them, awarding the kingship to Nisus and his descendants, but assigning the military command to Sciron. | References Pandion, Nisus, and Aeacus in a legendary dynastic dispute; this is mythic genealogy and arbitration, not historical. |
| 1.39.6 | 4 | mythic | medium | Μεγαρέα δὲ τὸν Ποσειδῶνος θυγατρὶ Νίσου συνοικήσαντα Ἰφινόῃ διαδέξασθαι τὴν τοῦ Νίσου φασὶν ἀρχήν· | Megareus, who married Iphinoë, the daughter of Nisus, succeeded him on the throne, according to tradition. | Refers to Nisus and dynastic succession in a traditional mythic genealogy. |
| 1.39.6 | 5 | mythic | high | τὸν δὲ Κρητικὸν πόλεμον καὶ τὴν ἐπὶ Νίσου βασιλεύοντος ἅλωσιν τῆς πόλεως οὐκ ἐθέλουσιν εἰδέναι. | However, the Megarians refuse to acknowledge the Cretan war and the capture of the city which took place during the reign of Nisus. | Refers to the Cretan war and the capture of the city in Nisus' reign, both belonging to local mythic narrative. |