Pausanias Analysis - Current Sentence Tags 2.22

Chapter 2.22

Passage	Sentence	Bucket	Confidence	Greek	English	Rationale
2.22.1	1	other	high	τῆς δὲ Ἥρας ὁ ναὸς τῆς Ἀνθείας ἐστὶ τοῦ ἱεροῦ τῆς Λητοῦς ἐν δεξιᾷ καὶ πρὸ αὐτοῦ γυναικῶν τάφος.	The temple of Hera Antheia is to the right of the sanctuary of Leto, and in front of it is the tomb of certain women.	Purely topographical description of temple and tomb locations; no mythic or historical event.
2.22.1	2	mythic	high	ἀπέθανον δὲ αἱ γυναῖκες ἐν μάχῃ πρὸς Ἀργείους τε καὶ Περσέα, ἀπὸ νήσων τῶν ἐν Αἰγαίῳ Διονύσῳ συνεστρατευμέναι·	These women died in battle against the Argives and Perseus, having come from the islands of the Aegean to fight alongside Dionysus.	The sentence describes women dying in a battle connected with Dionysus and Perseus, a mythic conflict.
2.22.1	3	mythic	medium	καὶ διὰ τοῦτο Ἁλίας αὐτὰς ἐπονομάζουσιν.	For this reason they are called "the women of the sea" (Haliai).	Explains a local name tied to a mythic etymology or mythic association rather than a historical event.
2.22.1	4	mythic	high	ἀντικρὺ δὲ τοῦ μνήματος τῶν γυναικῶν Δήμητρός ἐστιν ἱερὸν ἐπίκλησιν Πελασγίδος ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱδρυσαμένου Πελασγοῦ τοῦ Τριόπα, καὶ οὐ πόρρω τοῦ ἱεροῦ τάφος Πελασγοῦ.	Opposite the tomb of these women is a sanctuary of Demeter, surnamed Pelasgian after Pelasgos, son of Triopas, who founded it; and not far from the sanctuary is the tomb of Pelasgos himself.	Refers to Pelasgos, son of Triopas, as founder and namesake; this is mythic/etiological material tied to cult and tomb.
2.22.2	1	other	high	πέραν δὲ τοῦ τάφου χαλκεῖόν ἐστιν οὐ μέγα, ἀνέχει δὲ αὐτὸ ἀγάλματα ἀρχαῖα Ἀρτέμιδος καὶ Διὸς καὶ Ἀθηνᾶς.	Beyond the tomb there is a bronze structure, not large, which supports ancient images of Artemis, Zeus, and Athena.	Purely descriptive note about a tomb-side bronze structure and statues; no event is narrated.
2.22.2	2	mythic	high	Λυκέας μὲν οὖν ἐν τοῖς ἔπεσιν ἐποίησε Μηχανέως τὸ ἄγαλμα εἶναι Διός, καὶ Ἀργείων ἔφη τοὺς ἐπὶ Ἴλιον στρατεύσαντας ἐνταῦθα ὀμόσαι παραμενεῖν πολεμοῦντας, ἔστʼ ἂν ἢ τὸ Ἴλιον ἕλωσιν ἢ μαχομένους τελευτὴ σφᾶς ἐπιλάβῃ·	Lyceas, indeed, in his verses stated that the image of Zeus was the work of Mechanes, and said that at this place the Argives who marched against Ilium took an oath to persevere fighting until they either captured Ilium or death seized them in battle.	Refers to the Argives’ oath before marching against Ilium and the Trojan War context, a mythic event.
2.22.2	3	mythic	high	ἑτέροις δέ ἐστιν εἰρημένον ὀστᾶ ἐν τῷ χαλκείῳ κεῖσθαι Ταντάλου.	Others have reported that the bones of Tantalus lie within this bronze structure.	Tantalus is a mythic figure, and the sentence concerns his bones and their reported location.
2.22.3	1	mythic	high	τὸν μὲν δὴ Θυέστου παῖδα ἢ Βροτέου---λέγεται γὰρ ἀμφότερα---, ὃς Κλυταιμνήστρᾳ πρότερον ἢ Ἀγαμέμνων συνῴκησε, τοῦτον μὲν τὸν Τάνταλον οὐ διοίσομαι ταφῆναι ταύτῃ·	As to whether the Tantalus who was the son either of Thyestes or of Broteas—for both accounts are given—and who lived together with Clytemnestra before Agamemnon married her, was buried here, I will not argue the matter.	Refers to Tantalus, Thyestes/Broteas, and Clytemnestra in a mythic genealogical context and burial tradition.
2.22.3	2	mythic	high	τοῦ δὲ λεγομένου Διός τε εἶναι καὶ Πλουτοῦς ἰδὼν οἶδα ἐν Σιπύλῳ τάφον θέας ἄξιον.	But concerning the other Tantalus said to be a son of Zeus and Pluto, I myself have seen his tomb on Mount Sipylus—it is indeed worthy of viewing.	Refers to Tantalus, a mythic figure, and his tomb on Sipylus as the lasting landscape trace of that myth.
2.22.3	3	mythic	high	πρὸς δὲ οὐδὲ ἀνάγκη συνέπεσεν ἐκ τῆς Σιπύλου φυγεῖν αὐτόν, ὡς Πέλοπα ἐπέλαβεν ὕστερον ἐλαύνοντος Ἴλου τοῦ Φρυγὸς ἐπʼ αὐτὸν στρατείᾳ.	Moreover, it was not even necessary for this Tantalus to flee from Sipylus, as it later befell Pelops to flee when Ilus the Phrygian drove against him in war.	Mentions Tantalus, Pelops, and Ilus in a mythic genealogical-war context affecting the landscape of Sipylus.
2.22.3	4	other	high	τάδε μὲν ἐς τοσοῦτον ἐξητάσθω·	Let these inquiries suffice to this point.	A metatextual transition ending prior discussion; no mythic or historical event.
2.22.3	5	other	high	τὰ δὲ ἐς τὸν βόθρον τὸν πλησίον δρώμενα Νικόστρατον ἄνδρα ἐπιχώριον καταστήσασθαι λέγουσιν.	It is also related that Nicostratus, a local man, established the rites performed at the nearby pit.	Describes local ritual practice and an antiquarian tradition about its founder, not a mythic event or post-500 BC historical event.
2.22.3	6	mythic	high	ἀφιᾶσι δὲ καὶ νῦν ἔτι ἐς τὸν βόθρον καιομένας λαμπάδας Κόρῃ τῇ Δήμητρος.	Even now they continue to throw burning torches into this pit to Kore, the daughter of Demeter.	Ritual offering to Kore/Persephone, tied to the mythic abduction-and-underworld cycle.
2.22.4	1	mythic	high	ἐνταῦθα Ποσειδῶνός ἐστιν ἱερὸν ἐπίκλησιν Προσκλυστίου· τῆς γὰρ χώρας τὸν Ποσειδῶνά φασιν ἐπικλύσαι τὴν πολλήν, ὅτι Ἥρας εἶναι καὶ οὐκ αὐτοῦ τὴν γῆν Ἴναχος καὶ οἱ συνδικάσαντες ἔγνωσαν.	Here there is a sanctuary of Poseidon surnamed Prosklystios ("Flooder"), for they say Poseidon flooded the greater part of the land because Inachus and his fellow judges decided that the territory belonged to Hera rather than to him.	Explains a sanctuary name by a mythic flood caused by Poseidon after a divine land dispute.
2.22.4	2	mythic	high	Ἥρα μὲν δὴ παρὰ Ποσειδῶνος εὕρετο ἀπελθεῖν ὀπίσω τὴν θάλασσαν· Ἀργεῖοι δέ, ὅθεν τὸ κῦμα ἀνεχώρησεν, ἱερὸν Ποσειδῶνι ἐποίησαν Προσκλυστίῳ.	Hera succeeded in obtaining from Poseidon the withdrawal of the sea; and the Argives built a sanctuary to Poseidon Prosklystios at the place from which the wave had withdrawn.	Hera's obtaining the sea's withdrawal from Poseidon is a mythic event, and the sanctuary marks its landscape impact.
2.22.5	1	mythic	high	προελθόντι δὲ οὐ πολὺ τάφος ἐστὶν Ἄργου Διὸς εἶναι δοκοῦντος καὶ τῆς Φορωνέως Νιόβης·	Proceeding a short distance further, there is a tomb said to belong to Argos, reputedly the son of Zeus, and also to Niobe, daughter of Phoroneus; beyond this lies a temple of the Dioscuri.	Names a tomb of Argos, son of Zeus, and Niobe, figures of mythic genealogy and burial tradition.
2.22.5	2	mythic	high	μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα Διοσκούρων ναός.	The statues in it represent themselves and their sons, Anaxis and Mnasinous, along with their mothers, Hilaeira and Phoebe.	Mentions the shrine of the Dioscuri and, via the statues, their mythic family members.
2.22.5	3	other	high	ἀγάλματα δὲ αὐτοί τε καὶ οἱ παῖδές εἰσιν Ἄναξις καὶ Μνασίνους, σὺν δέ σφισιν αἱ μητέρες Ἱλάειρα καὶ Φοίβη, τέχνη μὲν Διποίνου καὶ Σκύλλιδος , ξύλου δὲ ἐβένου·	These statues, carved from ebony, are the work of Dipoenus and Scyllis.	Purely descriptive identification of statues and their material/artist; no mythic or historical event.
2.22.5	4	other	high	τοῖς δʼ ἵπποις τὰ μὲν πολλὰ ἐβένου καὶ τούτοις, ὀλίγα δὲ καὶ ἐλέφαντος πεποίηται.	The horses also are mostly made of ebony, but with certain parts having been fashioned from ivory.	Describes the materials of the horses in a sanctuary object; this is descriptive/antiquarian rather than mythic or historical.
2.22.6	1	mythic	high	πλησίον δὲ τῶν Ἀνάκτων Εἰληθυίας ἐστὶν ἱερὸν ἀνάθημα Ἑλένης, ὅτε σὺν Πειρίθῳ Θησέως ἀπελθόντος ἐς Θεσπρωτοὺς Ἄφιδνά τε ὑπὸ Διοσκούρων ἑάλω καὶ ἤγετο ἐς Λακεδαίμονα Ἑλένη.	Near the shrine of the Anakes is a sanctuary of Eileithyia, dedicated by Helen.	The sentence explains the sanctuary as a dedication by Helen and refers to the mythic episode of her abduction.
2.22.6	2	mythic	high	ἔχειν μὲν γὰρ αὐτὴν λέγουσιν ἐν γαστρί, τεκοῦσαν δὲ ἐν Ἄργει καὶ τῆς Εἰληθυίας ἱδρυσαμένην τὸ ἱερὸν τὴν μὲν παῖδα ἣν ἔτεκε Κλυταιμνήστρᾳ δοῦναι---συνοικεῖν γὰρ ἤδη Κλυταιμνήστραν Ἀγαμέμνονι---, αὐτὴν δὲ ὕστερον τούτων Μενελάῳ γήμασθαι.	This occurred when Theseus had departed with Peirithous for the Thesprotians, and Aphidna was captured by the Dioskouroi, and Helen was taken back to Lacedaemon.	The sentence describes Helen, Theseus, Peirithous, and the Dioskouroi in a mythic episode.
2.22.7	1	mythic	high	καὶ ἐπὶ τῷδε Εὐφορίων Χαλκιδεὺς καὶ Πλευρώνιος Ἀλέξανδρος ἔπη ποιήσαντες, πρότερον δὲ ἔτι Στησίχορος ὁ Ἱμεραῖος, κατὰ ταὐτά φασιν Ἀργείοις Θησέως εἶναι θυγατέρα Ἰφιγένειαν.	On this matter Euphorion of Chalcis and Alexander of Pleuron, who composed poems, as well as Stesichorus of Himera even earlier, agree with the Argives, claiming similarly that Iphigenia was the daughter of Theseus.	Discusses mythic genealogy of Iphigenia as daughter of Theseus.
2.22.7	2	other	high	τοῦ δὲ ἱεροῦ τῆς Εἰληθυίας πέραν ἐστὶν Ἑκάτης ναός, Σκόπα δὲ τὸ ἄγαλμα ἔργον.	Beyond the sanctuary of Eileithyia stands a temple of Hecate, with a statue by Scopas; this one is of stone.	Topographical description of a sanctuary and temple location with an artistic attribution; no event is narrated.
2.22.7	3	mythic	high	τοῦτο μὲν λίθου·	Opposite it are bronze statues, also representations of Hecate;	Hecate is a mythic deity, and the sentence describes statues representing her.
2.22.7	4	other	high	τὰ δʼ ἀπαντικρὺ χαλκᾶ, Ἑκάτης καὶ ταῦτα ἀγάλματα, τὸ μὲν Πολύκλειτος ἐποίησε, τὸ δὲ ἀδελφὸς Πολυκλείτου Ναυκύδης †Μόθωνος.	one made by Polycleitus, the other by Polycleitus' brother Naucydes of Argos.	Identifies bronze statues and their makers; purely descriptive/antiquarian, not an event.
2.22.8	1	mythic	high	ἐρχομένῳ δὲ ὁδὸν εὐθεῖαν ἐς γυμνάσιον Κυλάραβιν, ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδὸς ὀνομαζόμενον τοῦ Σθενέλου, τέθαπται δὴ Λικύμνιος ὁ Ἠλεκτρύωνος·	Going along the straight road toward the gymnasium called Cylarabis—named after the son of Sthenelus—you find the grave of Licymnius, son of Electryon.	The grave of Licymnius son of Electryon belongs to the heroic mythic past.
2.22.8	2	mythic	high	ἀποθανεῖν δʼ αὐτὸν Ὅμηρος ὑπὸ Τληπτολέμου φησὶ τοῦ Ἡρακλέους, καὶ διὰ τὸν φόνον τοῦτον ἔφυγεν ἐξ Ἄργους Τληπτόλεμος.	Homer says Licymnius was killed by Tlepolemus, the son of Heracles, and for this murder Tlepolemus fled from Argos.	The sentence reports a Homeric myth: Licymnius killed by Tlepolemus, son of Heracles, with Tlepolemus' exile as a mythic consequence.
2.22.8	3	historical	high	ὀλίγον δὲ τῆς ἐπὶ Κυλάραβιν καὶ τὴν ταύτῃ πύλην ἀποτραπεῖσι Σακάδα μνῆμά ἐστιν, ὃς τὸ αὔλημα τὸ Πυθικὸν πρῶτος ηὔλησεν ἐν Δελφοῖς·	Not far from the gate on the road to Cylarabis, turning aside slightly from here, is the tomb of Sacadas, who was the first to perform the Pythian flute-melody at Delphi.	Refers to Sacadas, a historical figure, and his tomb; the note about first performing a Pythian melody at Delphi is antiquarian/historical, not mythic.
2.22.9	1	mythic	high	καὶ τὸ ἔχθος τὸ Ἀπόλλωνι διαμένον ἐς τοὺς αὐλητὰς ἔτι ἀπὸ Μαρσύου καὶ τῆς ἁμίλλης τοῦ Σιληνοῦ παυθῆναι διὰ τοῦτον δοκεῖ τὸν Σακάδαν.	The longstanding hostility Apollo bore toward flute-players ever since Marsyas' contest, the silenus, is believed to have ceased because of this Sacadas.	Refers to Apollo's hostility from Marsyas' mythic contest and its cessation because of Sacadas.
2.22.9	2	other	high	ἐν δὲ τῷ γυμνασίῳ τῷ Κυλαράβου καὶ Πανία ἐστὶν Ἀθηνᾶ καλουμένη καὶ τάφον Σθενέλου δεικνύουσι, τὸν δὲ αὐτοῦ Κυλαράβου.	In the gymnasium of Cylarabus there is also an image of Athena called Pania, and the tomb of Sthenelus is shown there, as well as that of Cylarabus himself.	Describes a gymnasium and identified statues/tombs; this is topographical and antiquarian material, not a mythic or historical event.
2.22.9	3	historical	high	πεποίηται δὲ οὐ πόρρω τοῦ γυμνασίου πολυάνδριον τοῖς μετὰ Ἀθηναίων πλεύσασιν Ἀργείοις ἐπὶ καταδουλώσει Συρακουσῶν τε καὶ Σικελίας.	Not far from the gymnasium stands a common tomb of those Argives who sailed with the Athenians against Sicily, aiming to reduce Syracuse and the whole island under their power.	Refers to the Athenian Sicilian Expedition, a post-500 BC historical event, and the tomb commemorates its participants.