Pausanias Analysis - Current Sentence Tags 2.19

Chapter 2.19

Passage	Sentence	Bucket	Confidence	Greek	English	Rationale
2.19.1	1	mythic	high	τὰ μὲν οὖν Κρεσφόντου καὶ τῶν Ἀριστοδήμου παίδων οὐκ ἤπειγεν ὁ λόγος με ἐνταῦθα δηλῶσαι·	As for the story of Cresphontes and the sons of Aristodemus, the present account does not urgently compel me to relate it here.	Refers to the mythic story of Cresphontes and the descendants of Aristodemus.
2.19.1	2	mythic	high	Τήμενος δὲ ἐκ μὲν τοῦ φανεροῦ Δηιφόντῃ τῷ Ἀντιμάχου τοῦ Θρασυάνορος τοῦ Κτησίππου τοῦ Ἡρακλέους στρατηγῷ πρὸς τὰς μάχας ἐχρήσατο ἀντὶ τῶν υἱῶν καὶ σύμβουλον ἐς πάντα εἶχεν, ἅτε αὐτόν τε ἐκεῖνον πεποιημένος πρότερον ἔτι γαμβρὸν καὶ τῶν παίδων ἀρεσκόμενος τῇ Ὑρνηθοῖ μάλιστα, ὑπωπτεύετο δὲ ἤδη καὶ τὴν βασιλείαν ἐς ἐκείνην καὶ Δηιφόντην τρέπειν.	Regarding Temenus, openly he entrusted the command of his army in battle to Deiphontes, son of Antimachus, son of Thrasyanor, son of Ctesippus, son of Heracles, employing him instead of his own sons and keeping him as his counsellor in all affairs, firstly because he had earlier made him his son-in-law, and secondly, because among his children, he most favored his daughter Hyrnetho; he had come, however, to be suspected of already diverting the kingdom to her and Deiphontes.	Temenus, Deiphontes, and Heracles belong to heroic myth; this is a dynastic myth about early kingship, not a historical event.
2.19.1	3	mythic	medium	ἐπεβουλεύθη δὲ τούτων ἕνεκα ὑπὸ τῶν υἱῶν·	For these reasons, plots were devised against him by his sons.	A plot by sons against a figure suggests a legendary family conflict and mythic narrative context.
2.19.1	4	mythic	high	ἐκείνων δὲ αὐτῷ Κεῖσος πρεσβύτατος ὢν ἔσχε τὴν ἀρχήν.	And Ceisus, as the eldest of these sons, inherited his rule.	Dynastic inheritance among named sons belongs to heroic/legendary genealogy in Pausanias rather than post-500 BC history.
2.19.2	1	historical	high	Ἀργεῖοι δέ, ἅτε ἰσηγορίαν καὶ τὸ αὐτόνομον ἀγαπῶντες ἐκ παλαιοτάτου, τὰ τῆς ἐξουσίας τῶν βασιλέων ἐς ἐλάχιστον προήγαγον, ὡς Μήδωνι τῷ Κείσου καὶ τοῖς ἀπογόνοις τὸ ὄνομα λειφθῆναι τῆς βασιλείας μόνον.	But the Argives, loving equality of speech and autonomy from very ancient times, reduced the authority of their kings to the smallest extent, so that to Medon, son of Ceisus, and his descendants only the title of kingship remained.	Refers to the historical reduction of royal power among the Argives and the surviving title of kingship in later generations.
2.19.2	2	historical	high	Μέλταν δὲ τὸν Λακήδου δέκατον ἀπόγονον Μήδωνος τὸ παράπαν ἔπαυσεν ἀρχῆς καταγνοὺς ὁ δῆμος.	Later, the people completely abolished the office when they deposed Meltas, son of Lacidas, a descendant of Medon in the tenth generation.	Refers to a civic political action by the people abolishing an office and deposing an officeholder, a post-mythic historical event.
2.19.3	1	other	high	Ἀργείοις δὲ τῶν ἐν τῇ πόλει τὸ ἐπιφανέστατόν ἐστιν Ἀπόλλωνος ἱερὸν Λυκίου.	Of the things in the city, the most notable sanctuary for the Argives is that of Apollo Lycius.	A descriptive statement identifying a sanctuary in the city; no event or date.
2.19.3	2	mythic	high	τὸ μὲν οὖν ἄγαλμα τὸ ἐφʼ ἡμῶν Ἀττάλου ποίημα ἦν Ἀθηναίου, τὸ δὲ ἐξ ἀρχῆς Δαναοῦ καὶ ὁ ναὸς καὶ τὸ ξόανον ἀνάθημα ἦν·	The statue existing in my time was the work of Attalus the Athenian; originally, however, both the temple and the wooden image were dedicated by Danaus.	References Danaus as the original dedicator of the temple and image, a mythic figure.
2.19.3	3	other	high	ξόανα γὰρ δὴ τότε εἶναι πείθομαι πάντα καὶ μάλιστα τὰ Αἰγύπτια.	Indeed, I am persuaded that at that period images everywhere were wooden, especially those of Egyptian origin.	An antiquarian/descriptive remark about the material of images, not a mythic or historical event.
2.19.3	4	mythic	high	Δαναὸς δὲ ἱδρύσατο Λύκιον Ἀπόλλωνα ἐπʼ αἰτίᾳ τοιαύτῃ.	Danaus established the sanctuary of Apollo Lycius for the following reason:	Danaus is a mythic founder, and the sentence explains the origin of a sanctuary through a mythic cause.
2.19.3	5	mythic	high	παραγενόμενος ἐς τὸ Ἄργος ἠμφισβήτει πρὸς Γελάνορα τὸν Σθενέλα περὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς.	upon arriving in Argos, he contested the rule with Gelanor, son of Sthenelas.	Argos and Gelanor belong to the mythic genealogy of early kingship.
2.19.3	6	mythic	high	ῥηθέντων δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ δήμου παρʼ ἀμφοτέρων πολλῶν τε καὶ ἐπαγωγῶν καὶ οὐχ ἧσσον δίκαια λέγειν τοῦ Γελάνορος δόξαντος, ὁ μὲν δῆμος ὑπερέθετο---φασὶν--- ἐς τὴν ἐπιοῦσαν κρίνειν·	When, before the people, many arguments convincing and just were presented by both sides, and Gelanor seemed no less persuasive in his claims to justice, the people—according to tradition—postponed their decision until the following day.	Continues the mythic account of Gelanor and Argos; this is narrative action within the mythic tradition.
2.19.4	1	other	high	ἀρχομένης δὲ ἡμέρας ἐς βοῶν ἀγέλην νεμομένην πρὸ τοῦ τείχους ἐσπίπτει λύκος, προσπεσὼν δὲ ἐμάχετο πρὸς ταῦρον ἡγεμόνα τῶν βοῶν.	At daybreak, a wolf fell upon a herd of cattle grazing near the wall and, having attacked them, fought against the bull who led the herd.	A descriptive animal attack near the wall; no mythic or historical event.
2.19.4	2	mythic	high	παρίσταται δὴ τοῖς Ἀργείοις τῷ μὲν Γελάνορα, Δαναὸν δὲ εἰκάσαι τῷ λύκῳ, ὅτι οὔτε τὸ θηρίον τοῦτό ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις σύντροφον οὔτε Δαναός σφισιν ἐς ἐκεῖνο τοῦ χρόνου.	To the Argives it became evident that Gelanor was represented by the bull, and Danaus could be likened to the wolf, since this animal was not friendly toward men, just as Danaus had not been friendly toward them up to that time.	The sentence explains a mythic comparison involving Danaus and Gelanor, tying them to animal symbols within the Argive mythic tradition.
2.19.4	3	mythic	high	ἐπεὶ δὲ τὸν ταῦρον κατειργάσατο ὁ λύκος, διὰ τοῦτο ὁ Δαναὸς ἔσχε τὴν ἀρχήν.	When the wolf overcame the bull, for this reason Danaus secured the kingship.	Danaus and the symbolic wolf-bull contest belong to legendary mythic material.
2.19.4	4	mythic	high	οὕτω δὴ νομίζων Ἀπόλλωνα ἐπὶ τὴν ἀγέλην ἐπαγαγεῖν τῶν βοῶν τὸν λύκον, ἱδρύσατο Ἀπόλλωνος ἱερὸν Λυκίου.	Believing therefore that Apollo had sent the wolf against the herd of cattle, Danaus founded a sanctuary for Apollo Lyceius (Apollo of the Wolf).	Danaus founding a sanctuary in response to Apollo's wolf is a mythic aetiological event.
2.19.5	1	mythic	high	ἐνταῦθα ἀνάκειται μὲν θρόνος Δαναοῦ, κεῖται δὲ εἰκὼν Βίτωνος, ἀνὴρ ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων φέρων ταῦρον·	Here stands the throne of Danaus, and here also is a statue of Biton, a man carrying a bull upon his shoulders.	Danaus and Biton are legendary figures; the sentence identifies monuments/statues associated with mythic exempla.
2.19.5	2	mythic	high	ὡς δὲ Λυκέας ἐποίησεν, ἐς Νεμέαν Ἀργείων ἀγόντων θυσίαν τῷ Διὶ ὁ Βίτων ὑπὸ ῥώμης τε καὶ ἰσχύος ταῦρον ἀράμενος ἤνεγκεν.	As Lyceas has shown, when the Argives were holding a sacrifice to Zeus at Nemea, Biton, because of his exceptional strength and vigor, lifted a bull and bore it there on his shoulders.	Biton's feat is set in the Nemean/Argive mythic cycle and concerns a heroic prodigy associated with Zeus' sacrifice.
2.19.5	3	mythic	high	ἑξῆς δὲ τῆς εἰκόνος ταύτης πῦρ καίουσιν ὀνομάζοντες Φορωνέως εἶναι·	Next to this image they keep burning a fire, claiming it as having belonged to Phoroneus.	The fire is explained as belonging to Phoroneus, a mythic figure, so this is a mythic aetiological claim about a cultic object.
2.19.5	4	mythic	high	οὐ γάρ τι ὁμολογοῦσι δοῦναι πῦρ Προμηθέα ἀνθρώποις, ἀλλὰ ἐς Φορωνέα τοῦ πυρὸς μετάγειν ἐθέλουσι τὴν εὕρεσιν.	For they do not admit that Prometheus gave fire to mankind, but prefer rather to attribute the discovery of fire to Phoroneus.	This concerns a mythic figure (Prometheus) and the mythic transfer of fire to humans.
2.19.6	1	mythic	high	τὰ δὲ ξόανα Ἀφροδίτης καὶ Ἑρμοῦ, τὸ μὲν Ἐπειοῦ λέγουσιν ἔργον εἶναι, τὸ δὲ Ὑπερμήστρας ἀνάθημα.	As for the wooden images of Aphrodite and Hermes, they say one is the work of Epeius, and the other was a dedication made by Hypermnestra.	References mythic figures (Epeius, Hypermnestra) and a dedication tied to heroic myth.
2.19.6	2	mythic	high	ταύτην γὰρ τῶν θυγατέρων μόνην τὸ πρόσταγμα ὑπεριδοῦσαν ὑπήγαγεν ὁ Δαναὸς ἐς δικαστήριον, τοῦ τε Λυγκέως οὐκ ἀκίνδυνον αὑτῷ τὴν σωτηρίαν ἡγούμενος καὶ ὅτι τοῦ τολμήματος οὐ μετασχοῦσα ταῖς ἀδελφαῖς καὶ τῷ βουλεύσαντι τὸ ὄνειδος ηὔξησε.	Indeed, of all his daughters, she alone disregarded Danaus' command and was therefore brought by him to trial, because he considered her sparing Lynceus to pose no small threat to himself, and because by refusing to partake in the crime, she increased the shame upon her sisters and upon him who devised it.	This is a mythic genealogy and episode involving Danaus, his daughters, and Lynceus.
2.19.6	3	historical	medium	κριθεῖσα δὲ ἐν τοῖς Ἀργείοις ἀποφεύγει τε καὶ Ἀφροδίτην ἐπὶ τῷδε ἀνέθηκε Νικηφόρον.	Having been judged by the Argives, she was acquitted, and subsequently dedicated to Aphrodite this statue, whom she called Nikephoros ("Bringer of Victory").	Refers to a known person’s acquittal by the Argives and a votive dedication, which belongs to historical/antiquarian narrative rather than mythic material.
2.19.7	1	mythic	high	τοῦ ναοῦ δέ ἐστιν ἐντὸς Λάδας ποδῶν ὠκύτητι ὑπερβαλλόμενος τοὺς ἐφʼ αὑτοῦ καὶ Ἑρμῆς ἐς λύρας ποίησιν χελώνην ᾑρηκώς.	Within the temple is Lados, who excelled all of his contemporaries in the swiftness of his feet, and Hermes who has captured a tortoise for making the lyre.	Hermes capturing the tortoise for the lyre is a mythic deed and mythic figure.
2.19.7	2	other	high	ἔστι δὲ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ ναοῦ βόθρος πεποιημένα ἐν τύπῳ ταύρου μάχην ἔχων καὶ λύκου, σὺν δὲ αὐτοῖς παρθένον ἀφιεῖσαν πέτραν ἐπὶ τὸν ταῦρον·	Before the temple there is a pit, which portrays in relief a fight between a bull and a wolf, and beside them is a maiden hurling a stone at the bull.	Purely descriptive temple relief and location; no mythic or historical event is being narrated.
2.19.7	3	mythic	high	Ἄρτεμιν δὲ εἶναι νομίζουσι τὴν παρθένον.	This maiden is believed to be Artemis.	Identifies a maiden as Artemis, a mythic deity.
2.19.7	4	mythic	high	Δαναὸς δὲ ταῦτά τε ἀνέθηκε καὶ πλησίον κίονας καὶ Διὸς καὶ Ἀρτέμιδος ξόανον.	These things were dedicated by Danaus, who also set up nearby columns and wooden images of Zeus and Artemis.	Danaus is a mythic figure, and the sentence describes dedications attributed to him.
2.19.8	1	mythic	high	τάφοι δέ εἰσιν ὁ μὲν Λίνου τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ Ψαμάθης τῆς Κροτώπου, τὸν δὲ λέγουσιν εἶναι Λίνου τοῦ ποιήσαντος τὰ ἔπη.	There are tombs, one of Linus, the son of Apollo and Psamathe, daughter of Crotopus, and another tomb said to belong to Linus who composed the poetry.	Tombs identified with Linus, son of Apollo and Psamathe, concern a mythic figure and his legendary burial.
2.19.8	2	other	high	τὰ μὲν οὖν ἐς τοῦτον οἰκειότερα ὄντα ἑτέρῳ λόγῳ παρίημι τῷδε, τὰ δὲ ἐς τὸν Ψαμάθης ἡ Μεγαρική μοι συγγραφὴ προεδήλωσεν.	Matters concerning the latter Linus, being more appropriately dealt with elsewhere, I omit from the present account, but concerning Psamathe, this topic was previously covered in my description of Megara.	Editorial cross-reference to earlier treatment; no mythic or historical event is described.
2.19.8	3	mythic	high	ἐπὶ τούτοις ἐστὶν Ἀπόλλων Ἀγυιεὺς καὶ βωμὸς Ὑετίου Διός, ἔνθα οἱ συσπεύδοντες Πολυνείκει τὴν ἐς Θήβας κάθοδον ἀποθανεῖσθαι συνώμοσαν, ἢν μὴ τὰς Θήβας γένηταί σφισιν ἑλεῖν.	Near these monuments stands a statue of Apollo Agyieus and an altar dedicated to Zeus Hyetius, where those who joined Polynices in his march upon Thebes swore an oath to perish if they did not succeed in taking the city.	Refers to Polynices' march on Thebes and an oath tied to the mythic Seven against Thebes.
2.19.8	4	mythic	high	ἐς δὲ τοῦ Προμηθέως τὸ μνῆμα ἧσσόν μοι δοκοῦσιν Ὀπουντίων εἰκότα λέγειν, λέγουσι δὲ ὅμως.	As to the tomb of Prometheus, the account of the Opuntians seems to me less credible, though they relate it nonetheless.	Prometheus is a mythic figure, and the sentence concerns his tomb.