Pausanias Analysis - Current Sentence Tags 2.15

Chapter 2.15

Passage	Sentence	Bucket	Confidence	Greek	English	Rationale
2.15.1	1	other	high	Φλιασίοις μὲν δὴ τοσαῦτα λόγου μάλιστα ἦν ἄξια·	These were the most noteworthy matters concerning the Phliasians.	General summary sentence about the Phliasians; no mythic or historical event.
2.15.1	2	other	high	ἐκ Κορίνθου δʼ ἐς Ἄργος ἐρχομένῳ Κλεωναὶ πόλις ἐστὶν οὐ μεγάλη.	On the road from Corinth towards Argos lies the city Cleonae, which is not large.	Simple route geography naming Cleonae and its size; no mythic or historical event.
2.15.1	3	mythic	high	παῖδα δὲ εἶναι Πέλοπος Κλεώνην λέγουσιν, οἱ δὲ τῷ παρὰ Σικυῶνα ῥέοντι Ἀσωπῷ θυγατέρα ἐπὶ ταῖς ἄλλαις Κλεώνην γενέσθαι·	They say that Cleonae was a child of Pelops; others assert that, along with his other daughters, Cleonae was born to Asopus, the river flowing by Sicyon;	Aetiological myth about Cleonae's divine/heroic parentage.
2.15.1	4	mythic	high	τὸ δʼ οὖν ὄνομα ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου τούτων ἐτέθη τῇ πόλει.	thus, the city received its name from one of these figures.	The city’s name is explained as deriving from a mythic figure, so this is mythic etiology.
2.15.1	5	other	high	ἐνταῦθά ἐστιν ἱερὸν Ἀθηνᾶς, τὸ δὲ ἄγαλμα Σκύλλιδος τέχνη καὶ Διποίνου ·	There is here a sanctuary of Athena, and the image within it is a work of the art of Scyllis and Dipoenus.	Describes a sanctuary and its cult statue/artists, which is geographical/descriptive rather than mythic or historical.
2.15.1	6	mythic	high	μαθητὰς δὲ εἶναι Δαιδάλου σφᾶς, οἱ δὲ καὶ γυναῖκα ἐκ Γόρτυνος ἐθέλουσι λαβεῖν Δαίδαλον καὶ τὸν Δίποινον καὶ Σκύλλιν ἐκ τῆς γυναικός οἱ ταύτης γενέσθαι.	They themselves are said to have been pupils of Daedalus, though others even claim that Daedalus took a wife from Gortyn and that Dipoenus and Scyllis were born to him by this woman.	Concerned with Daedalus and legendary craftsmen; genealogical claim belongs to mythic tradition.
2.15.1	7	mythic	high	ἐν Κλεωναῖς δὲ τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ ἱερὸν καὶ μνῆμα Εὐρύτου καὶ Κτεάτου·	At Cleonae stand this temple and also the tomb of Eurytos and Cteatus.	Refers to the tomb of Eurytos and Cteatus, figures from mythic tradition; the landscape feature is a mythic memorial.
2.15.1	8	mythic	high	θεωροὺς γὰρ ἐξ Ἤλιδος ἐς τὸν ἀγῶνα ἰόντας τῶν Ἰσθμίων αὐτοὺς ἐνταῦθα Ἡρακλῆς κατετόξευσεν, ἔγκλημα ποιούμενος ὅτι οἱ πρὸς Αὐγείαν πολεμοῦντι ἀντετάχθησαν.	For it was here that Heracles shot arrows and slew them, as they were journeying from Elis as sacred ambassadors to attend the Isthmian Games.	Heracles’ killing of the envoys is a mythic deed and an etiological explanation for the place.
2.15.2	1	other	high	ἐκ Κλεωνῶν δέ εἰσιν ἐς Ἄργος ὁδοὶ δύο, ἡ μὲν ἀνδράσιν εὐζώνοις καὶ ἔστιν ἐπίτομος, ἡ δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ καλουμένου Τρητοῦ, στενὴ μὲν καὶ αὐτὴ περιεχόντων ὀρῶν, ὀχήμασι δέ ἐστιν ὅμως ἐπιτηδειοτέρα.	From Cleonae to Argos there are two roads: one is shorter and suitable for lightly equipped men, while the other passes through the place called Tretus; although narrow itself, being hemmed in by mountains, it is nonetheless more convenient for vehicles.	Purely a route description between Cleonae and Argos, with no mythic or historical event.
2.15.2	2	mythic	high	ἐν τούτοις τοῖς ὄρεσι τὸ σπήλαιον ἔτι δείκνυται τοῦ λέοντος, καὶ ἡ Νεμέα τὸ χωρίον ἀπέχει σταδίους πέντε που καὶ δέκα.	Among these mountains there is still shown the cave of the lion, and the place called Nemea is situated about fifteen stades distant.	Refers to the cave of the Nemean lion, a mythic footprint on the landscape.
2.15.2	3	other	high	ἐν δὲ αὐτῇ Νεμείου τε Διὸς ναός ἐστι θέας ἄξιος, πλὴν ὅσον κατερρυήκει τε ὁ ὄροφος καὶ ἄγαλμα οὐδὲν ἔτι ἐλείπετο·	At Nemea itself is a temple of Nemean Zeus, worthy of being seen, although its roof has collapsed and no statue remains.	Describes a temple's present condition and remains at Nemea, which is geographical/descriptive rather than mythic or historical.
2.15.2	4	mythic	high	κυπαρίσσων τε ἄλσος ἐστὶ περὶ τὸν ναόν, καὶ τὸν Ὀφέλτην ἐνταῦθα ὑπὸ τῆς τροφοῦ τεθέντα ἐς τὴν πόαν διαφθαρῆναι λέγουσιν ὑπὸ τοῦ δράκοντος.	Around the temple is a grove of cypresses, and here, they say, Opheltes, laid down by his nurse on the grass, was killed by the serpent.	Opheltes' death by the serpent is a mythic event tied to the landscape around the temple.
2.15.3	1	other	high	θύουσι δὲ Ἀργεῖοι τῷ Διὶ καὶ ἐν τῇ Νεμέᾳ καὶ Νεμείου Διὸς ἱερέα αἱροῦνται, καὶ δὴ καὶ δρόμου προτιθέασιν ἀγῶνα ἀνδράσιν ὡπλισμένοις Νεμείων πανηγύρει τῶν χειμερινῶν.	The Argives sacrifice to Zeus also at Nemea, where they appoint a priest of Nemean Zeus, and indeed during the winter festival of the Nemea they hold a race for fully armed men.	Describes cult practice and festival customs at Nemea, not a mythic event or post-500 BC historical event.
2.15.3	2	mythic	high	ἐνταῦθα ἔστι μὲν Ὀφέλτου τάφος, περὶ δὲ αὐτὸν θριγκὸς λίθων καὶ ἐντὸς τοῦ περιβόλου βωμοί· ἔστι δὲ χῶμα γῆς Λυκούργου μνῆμα τοῦ Ὀφέλτου πατρός.	Here stands the tomb of Opheltes surrounded by a stone enclosure, and within this precinct there are altars; there is also an earthen mound—the monument of Lycurgus, the father of Opheltes.	The tomb of Opheltes and the monument of his father Lycurgus belong to the heroic mythic landscape.
2.15.3	3	other	high	τὴν δὲ πηγὴν Ἀδράστειαν ὀνομάζουσιν εἴτε ἐπʼ ἄλλῃ τινὶ αἰτίᾳ εἴτε καὶ ἀνευρόντος αὐτὴν Ἀδράστου·	The spring is called Adrasteia, either for some other reason or because Adrastus himself discovered it.	A naming explanation for a spring; no clear mythic or historical event is stated.
2.15.3	4	mythic	high	τὸ δὲ ὄνομα λέγουσι τῇ χώρᾳ Νεμέαν δοῦναι θυγατέρα Ἀσωποῦ καὶ ταύτην.	It is said that the region was named Nemea after another daughter of Asopus, who bore that name.	Explains a place-name by reference to a daughter of Asopus, a mythic etiological tradition.
2.15.3	5	mythic	high	καὶ ὄρος Ἀπέσας ἐστὶν ὑπὲρ τὴν Νεμέαν, ἔνθα Περσέα πρῶτον Διὶ θῦσαι λέγουσιν Ἀπεσαντίῳ.	Above Nemea rises Mount Apesas, where, it is said, Perseus first sacrificed to Zeus Apesantius.	Refers to Perseus's first sacrifice to Zeus, a mythic aetiological event tied to the mountain.
2.15.4	1	other	high	ἀνελθοῦσι δὲ ἐς τὸν Τρητὸν καὶ αὖθις τὴν ἐς Ἄργος ἰοῦσίν ἐστι Μυκηνῶν ἐρείπια ἐν ἀριστερᾷ.	As you ascend to Tretus and again return towards Argos, you find on the left the ruins of Mycenae.	Purely topographical route description locating the ruins of Mycenae.
2.15.4	2	mythic	high	καὶ ὅτι μὲν Περσεὺς ἐγένετο Μυκηνῶν οἰκιστής, ἴσασιν Ἕλληνες· ἐγὼ δὲ αἰτίαν τε γράψω τοῦ οἰκισμοῦ καὶ διʼ ἥντινα πρόφασιν Ἀργεῖοι Μυκηναίους ὕστερον ἀνέστησαν.	The Greeks well know that Perseus was the founder of Mycenae; however, I shall write down both the reason why the city was founded and the particular cause on account of which the Argives later expelled the Mycenaeans.	Perseus is a mythic founder of Mycenae, so the sentence concerns mythic origins and later historical expulsion only as mention.
2.15.4	3	mythic	high	ἐν γὰρ τῇ νῦν Ἀργολίδι ὀνομαζομένῃ τὰ μὲν ἔτι παλαιότερα οὐ μνημονεύουσιν, Ἴναχον δὲ βασιλεύοντα τόν τε ποταμὸν ἀφʼ αὑτοῦ λέγουσιν ὀνομάσαι καὶ θῦσαι τῇ Ἥρᾳ.	In the area now called the Argolid they have no memory of the oldest events, but of the time when Inachus was king they say that he gave his name to the river and was the first to make sacrifice to Hera.	Inachus is a mythic king, and the naming of the river plus the first sacrifice to Hera belong to mythic etiological tradition.
2.15.5	1	mythic	high	λέγεται δὲ καὶ ὧδε λόγος· Φορωνέα ἐν τῇ γῇ ταύτῃ γενέσθαι πρῶτον, Ἴναχον δὲ οὐκ ἄνδρα ἀλλὰ τὸν ποταμὸν πατέρα εἶναι Φορωνεῖ·	The story is also told thus: that Phoroneus was the first to be born in this land, and that his father, Inachus, was not a man, but rather the river itself.	Phoroneus and Inachus belong to mythic genealogy and origin legend.
2.15.5	2	mythic	high	τοῦτον δὲ Ποσειδῶνι καὶ Ἥρᾳ δικάσαι περὶ τῆς χώρας, σὺν δὲ αὐτῷ Κηφισόν τε καὶ Ἀστερίωνα καὶ τὸν Ἴναχον ποταμόν·	They say that Phoroneus was chosen to arbitrate between Poseidon and Hera concerning the country, with Cephisus, Asterion, and the river Inachus himself as co-judges.	A mythic arbitration between Poseidon and Hera over the land.
2.15.5	3	mythic	high	κρινάντων δὲ Ἥρας εἶναι τὴν γῆν, οὕτω σφίσιν ἀφανίσαι τὸ ὕδωρ Ποσειδῶνα.	When these ruled the land to belong to Hera, Poseidon in anger dried up their waters.	Poseidon drying up the waters in anger after a divine judgment is a mythic causal action affecting the landscape.
2.15.5	4	other	high	καὶ διὰ τοῦτο οὔτε Ἴναχος ὕδωρ οὔτε ἄλλος παρέχεται τῶν εἰρημένων ποταμῶν ὅτι μὴ ὕσαντος τοῦ θεοῦ· θέρους δὲ αὖά σφισίν ἐστι τὰ ῥεύματα πλὴν τῶν ἐν Λέρνῃ.	For this reason neither Inachus nor any of these rivers provides water unless it rains, and in summer their streams run dry, except those in the district of Lerna.	Describes the seasonal dryness of local rivers and a geographical exception at Lerna, not a mythic or historical event.
2.15.5	5	mythic	high	Φορωνεὺς δὲ ὁ Ἰνάχου τοὺς ἀνθρώπους συνήγαγε πρῶτον ἐς κοινόν, σποράδας τέως καὶ ἐφʼ ἑαυτῶν ἑκάστοτε οἰκοῦντας·	Phoroneus, the son of Inachus, was the first to gather mankind into a community, whereas before this people had lived scattered and separate from one another.	Phoroneus is a mythic culture-hero, and the sentence describes a primordial mythic event in human social organization.
2.15.5	6	mythic	high	καὶ τὸ χωρίον ἐς ὃ πρῶτον ἠθροίσθησαν ἄστυ ὠνομάσθη Φορωνικόν.	The place into which they first assembled was called the city of Phoroneus.	Names a place from the mythical assembly of Phoroneus, tying the landscape to a mythic founder.