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| Passage | Sentence | Bucket | Confidence | Greek | English | Rationale |
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| 5.19.1 | 1 | mythic | high | τέταρτα δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ λάρνακι ἐξ ἀριστερᾶς περιιόντι Βορέας ἐστὶν ἡρπακὼς Ὠρείθυιαν---οὐραὶ δὲ ὄφεων ἀντὶ ποδῶν εἰσὶν αὐτῷ---καὶ Ἡρακλέους ὁ πρὸς Γηρυόνην ἀγών· τρεῖς δὲ ἄνδρες Γηρυόνης εἰσὶν ἀλλήλοις προσεχόμενοι. | Fourth upon the chest, as one proceeds from the left, is Boreas carrying away Oreithyia—his feet replaced by serpents' tails—and also the combat of Heracles against Geryon; Geryon himself appears as three men joined closely to one another. | Describes mythological figures and scenes: Boreas and Oreithyia, and Heracles fighting Geryon. |
| 5.19.1 | 2 | mythic | high | Θησεὺς δὲ ἔχων λύραν καὶ παρʼ αὐτὸν Ἀριάδνη κατέχουσά ἐστι στέφανον. | There is Theseus holding a lyre, with Ariadne beside him cradling a crown. | Theseus and Ariadne are mythic figures depicted in a scene. |
| 5.19.1 | 3 | mythic | high | Ἀχιλλεῖ δὲ καὶ Μέμνονι μαχομένοις παρεστήκασιν αἱ μητέρες· | Standing beside Achilles and Memnon as they fight are their mothers. | Achilles and Memnon are mythic heroes, and their mothers' presence belongs to the mythic scene. |
| 5.19.2 | 1 | mythic | high | ἔστι δὲ καὶ Μελανίων καὶ Ἀταλάντη παρʼ αὐτὸν ἔχουσα ἐλάφου νεβρόν. | There are also Melanion and Atalanta depicted beside him, holding a fawn of a deer. | Melanion and Atalanta are mythological figures depicted with a fawn. |
| 5.19.2 | 2 | mythic | high | μονομαχοῦντος δὲ Αἴαντι Ἕκτορος κατὰ τὴν πρόκλησιν, μεταξὺ ἕστηκεν αὐτῶν Ἔρις αἰσχίστη τὸ εἶδος ἐοικυῖα· | Between Ajax and Hector, as they fight in single combat in response to the challenge, stands Strife (Eris), most repulsive in shape and appearance. | Describes the mythic duel of Ajax and Hector and personified Eris intervening, part of heroic myth. |
| 5.19.2 | 3 | historical | high | πρὸς δὲ ταύτῃ καὶ Καλλιφῶν Σάμιος ἐν Ἀρτέμιδος ἱερῷ τῆς Ἐφεσίας ἐποίησεν Ἔριν, τὴν μάχην γράψας τὴν ἐπὶ ταῖς ναυσὶν Ἑλλήνων. | Similar to this, Calliphon of Samos also depicted Strife in the sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesus, painting the battle of the Greeks by the ships. | Refers to the Greek battle by the ships, an event of the Persian Wars, with an artistic depiction in a sanctuary. |
| 5.19.2 | 4 | mythic | high | εἰσὶ δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ λάρνακι Διόσκουροι, ὁ ἕτερος οὐκ ἔχων πω γένεια, μέση δὲ αὐτῶν Ἑλένη· | On the chest are represented the Dioscuri, one of whom does not yet have a beard, and between them stands Helen. | Depicts mythic figures on a chest: the Dioscuri and Helen. |
| 5.19.3 | 1 | mythic | high | Αἴθρα δὲ ἡ Πιτθέως ὑπὸ τῆς Ἑλένης τοῖς ποσὶν ἐς ἔδαφος καταβεβλημένη μέλαιναν ἔχουσά ἐστιν ἐσθῆτα, ἐπίγραμμα δὲ ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς ἔπος τε ἑξάμετρον καὶ ὀνόματός ἐστιν ἑνὸς ἐπὶ τῷ ἑξαμέτρῳ προσθήκη· | Aethra, the daughter of Pittheus, appears cast to the ground at the feet of Helen. | Aethra is a mythological figure shown in a mythic scene with Helen. |
| 5.19.3 | 2 | mythic | high | Τυνδαρίδα Ἑλέναν φέρετον, Αἴθραν δʼ ἕλκετον Ἀθάναθεν. | She wears dark garments, and inscribed upon them is an epigram: a single hexameter verse and the addition of one more name attached to the hexameter—"Tyndareus's daughter Helen do ye carry away, but drag away Aethra from Athens." | The epigram invokes Helen and Aethra, figures from myth, and refers to their mythic abduction/capture. |
| 5.19.4 | 1 | mythic | high | τοῦτο μὲν δὴ τὸ ἔπος οὕτω πεποίηται· Ἰφιδάμαντος δὲ τοῦ Ἀντήνορος κειμένου μαχόμενος πρὸς Ἀγαμέμνονα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ Κόων ἐστί· | This verse, indeed, is composed as follows; Iphidamas, the son of Antenor, is lying on the ground, and Koön is fighting against Agamemnon in defense of him. | Refers to Homeric Trojan War figures and combat, so it is mythic. |
| 5.19.4 | 2 | mythic | high | Φόβος δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἀγαμέμνονος τῇ ἀσπίδι ἔπεστιν, ἔχων τὴν κεφαλὴν λέοντος. | On the shield of Agamemnon there stands Fear (Phobos), bearing a lion's head. | Describes a mythic figure depicted on Agamemnon’s shield. |
| 5.19.4 | 3 | mythic | high | ἐπιγράμματα δὲ ὑπὲρ μὲν τοῦ Ἰφιδάμαντος νεκροῦ, Ἰφιδάμας οὗτός τε Κόων περιμάρναται αὐτοῦ· τοῦ Ἀγαμέμνονος δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ ἀσπίδι, | The inscriptions are, above the corpse of Iphidamas: "This is Iphidamas, and Koön fights in defense of him;" and upon the shield of Agamemnon: | Describes inscriptions identifying heroic figures from the Trojan War, a mythic context. |
| 5.19.5 | 1 | mythic | high | οὗτος μὲν Φόβος ἐστὶ βροτῶν, ὁ δʼ ἔχων Ἀγαμέμνων. | This figure is Phobos ("Fear") among mortals, and Agamemnon is the one holding him. | Phobos is a mythic figure; the sentence identifies him in a sculptural/mythological context. |
| 5.19.5 | 2 | mythic | high | ἄγει δὲ καὶ Ἑρμῆς παρʼ Ἀλέξανδρον τὸν Πριάμου τὰς θεὰς κριθησομένας ὑπὲρ τοῦ κάλλους, καὶ ἔστιν ἐπίγραμμα καὶ τούτοις· | Hermes is also depicted leading the goddesses to Alexander son of Priam to be judged for their beauty; and these figures too have an inscription: | Depicts Hermes leading the goddesses to Paris for the beauty contest, a mythic scene. |
| 5.19.5 | 3 | mythic | high | Ἑρμείας ὅδʼ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ δείκνυσι διαιτῆν τοῦ εἴδους Ἥραν καὶ Ἀθάναν καὶ Ἀφροδίταν. | "This Hermes shows to Alexander the beauty-contesting Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite." | Refers to Hermes showing Alexander the goddesses in the Paris judgment, a mythic episode. |
| 5.19.5 | 4 | other | high | Ἄρτεμις δὲ οὐκ οἶδα ἐφʼ ὅτῳ λόγῳ πτέρυγας ἔχουσά ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων, καὶ τῇ μὲν δεξιᾷ κατέχει πάρδαλιν, τῇ δὲ ἑτέρᾳ τῶν χειρῶν λέοντα. | As for Artemis—I do not know for what reason—she is represented as having wings upon her shoulders, and with her right hand she grasps a leopard, and with the other hand a lion. | A descriptive account of Artemis’ statue/iconography, not a mythic event or historical event. |
| 5.19.5 | 5 | mythic | high | πεποίηται δὲ καὶ Κασσάνδραν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀγάλματος Αἴας τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς ἕλκων, ἐπʼ αὐτῷ δὲ καὶ ἐπίγραμμά ἐστιν· | Ajax too is depicted dragging Cassandra from the statue of Athena, and there is also an inscription on this: | Depicts Ajax dragging Cassandra, a mythic episode from the sack of Troy. |
| 5.19.5 | 6 | mythic | high | Αἴας Κασσάνδραν ἀπʼ Ἀθαναίας Λοκρὸς ἕλκει. | "Ajax the Locrian drags Cassandra from Athena." | Ajax's seizure of Cassandra is a mythic episode from the fall of Troy. |
| 5.19.6 | 1 | mythic | high | τῶν δὲ Οἰδίποδος παίδων Πολυνείκει πεπτωκότι ἐς γόνυ ἔπεισιν Ἐτεοκλῆς. | Of the sons of Oedipus, Eteocles is approaching Polynices, who has fallen upon one knee. | Refers to Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices, figures from myth. |
| 5.19.6 | 2 | mythic | high | τοῦ Πολυνείκους δὲ ὄπισθεν γυνὴ ἕστηκεν ὀδόντας τε ἔχουσα οὐδὲν ἡμερωτέρους θηρίου καί οἱ τῶν χειρῶν εἰσιν ἐπικαμπεῖς οἱ ὄνυχες· | Behind Polynices stands a woman, whose teeth are no less savage than those of a wild beast, and the nails on her hands are sharply curved. | Polynices is a mythic figure from the Theban cycle; the sentence describes a mythic figure and associated monstrous woman. |
| 5.19.6 | 3 | mythic | high | ἐπίγραμμα δὲ ἐπʼ αὐτῇ εἶναί φησι Κῆρα, ὡς τὸν μὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ πεπρωμένου τὸν Πολυνείκην ἀπαχθέντα, Ἐτεοκλεῖ δὲ γενομένης καὶ σὺν τῷ δικαίῳ τῆς τελευτῆς. | The inscription upon her identifies her as Fate, making clear that Polynices was led away by destiny, but that death came to Eteocles justly and deservedly. | Refers to Polynices, Eteocles, and Fate in the Theban myth cycle. |
| 5.19.6 | 4 | mythic | high | Διόνυσος δὲ ἐν ἄντρῳ κατακείμενος, γένεια ἔχων καὶ ἔκπωμα χρυσοῦν, ἐνδεδυκώς ἐστι ποδήρη χιτῶνα· | Dionysus is depicted reclining within a cave, bearded and holding a golden cup; he wears a floor-length tunic. | Depicts Dionysus, a mythic deity, in an iconographic description. |
| 5.19.6 | 5 | other | high | δένδρα δὲ ἄμπελοι περὶ αὐτὸν καὶ μηλέαι τέ εἰσι καὶ ῥόαι. | Around him grow vines, apple trees, and pomegranate trees. | Purely descriptive vegetation around a location; no mythic or historical event. |
| 5.19.7 | 1 | other | high | ἡ δὲ ἀνωτάτω χώρα---πέντε γὰρ ἀριθμόν εἰσι--- παρέχεται μὲν ἐπίγραμμα οὐδέν, λείπεται δὲ εἰκάζειν ἐς τὰ ἐπειργασμένα. | The uppermost region—for there are five in number—provides no inscription, leaving us to speculate from the sculptures themselves. | Describes the uppermost region and lack of inscription; purely descriptive/archaeological, not mythic or historical. |
| 5.19.7 | 2 | mythic | high | εἰσὶν οὖν ἐν σπηλαίῳ γυνὴ καθεύδουσα σὺν ἀνδρὶ ἐπὶ κλίνῃ, καὶ σφᾶς Ὀδυσσέα εἶναι καὶ Κίρκην ἐδοξάζομεν ἀριθμῷ τε τῶν θεραπαινῶν, αἵ εἰσι πρὸ τοῦ σπηλαίου, καὶ τοῖς ποιουμένοις ὑπʼ αὐτῶν· | Within a cave is depicted a woman asleep on a bed with a man; we conjectured these to be Odysseus and Circe due both to the number of attendants positioned before the cave and to the actions they perform. | Identifies Odysseus and Circe, figures from myth, and describes a mythic scene in a cave. |
| 5.19.7 | 3 | other | high | τέσσαρές τε γάρ εἰσιν αἱ γυναῖκες καὶ ἐργάζονται τὰ ἔργα, ἃ ἐν τοῖς ἔπεσιν Ὅμηρος εἴρηκε. | For these four women carry out tasks described by Homer in his epic poetry. | Describes four women and references Homeric epic tasks; this is literary/antiquarian description, not a mythic event or historical event. |
| 5.19.7 | 4 | mythic | high | Κένταυρος δὲ οὐ τοὺς πάντας ἵππου πόδας, τοὺς δὲ ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν ἔχων ἀνδρός ἐστιν. | There is also a Centaur who does not possess horse legs in every instance, for his front legs are those of a human. | Describes a Centaur, a mythic being. |
| 5.19.8 | 1 | mythic | high | ἑξῆς καὶ ἵππων συνωρίδες καὶ γυναῖκες ἐπὶ τῶν συνωρίδων εἰσὶν ἑστῶσαι· πτερὰ δὲ τοῖς ἵπποις χρυσᾶ ἐστι, καὶ ἀνὴρ δίδωσιν ὅπλα μιᾷ τῶν γυναικῶν. | Next there are pairs of horses and women standing upon the chariots; the horses have wings of gold, and a man is giving armor to one of the women. | Winged horses and women on chariots are iconography of a mythic scene rather than historical description. |
| 5.19.8 | 2 | mythic | high | ταῦτα ἐς τὴν Πατρόκλου τελευτὴν ἔχειν τεκμαίρονται· Νηρηίδας τε γὰρ ἐπὶ τῶν συνωρίδων εἶναι καὶ Θέτιν τὰ ὅπλα λαμβάνειν παρὰ Ἡφαίστου. | It is conjectured that these scenes relate to the death of Patroclus; for the women upon the chariots are Nereids, and Thetis is receiving the armor from Hephaestus. | Refers to Patroclus’ death, the Nereids, and Thetis receiving Achilles’ armor from Hephaestus, all mythic material. |
| 5.19.8 | 3 | other | high | καὶ δὴ καὶ ἄλλως ὁ τὰ ὅπλα διδοὺς οὔτε τοὺς πόδας ἐστὶν ἐρρωμένος καὶ ὄπισθεν οἰκέτης ἕπεταί οἱ πυράγραν ἔχων· | Indeed, further evidence is that the man giving the armor is portrayed with legs that are not strong, and behind him a servant follows holding a pair of tongs. | Describes iconographic details of a statue/group, not a mythic or historical event. |
| 5.19.9 | 1 | mythic | high | λέγεται δὲ καὶ ἐς τὸν Κένταυρον ὡς Χίρων, ἀπηλλαγμένος ἤδη παρὰ ἀνθρώπων καὶ ἠξιωμένος εἶναι σύνοικος θεοῖς, ῥᾳστώνην τινὰ ἥκοι τοῦ πένθους Ἀχιλλεῖ παρασκευάσων. | There is also a story regarding the Centaur, that Chiron, having already departed from humans and having been deemed worthy to dwell among the gods, came to afford Achilles some alleviation of his grief. | Chiron and Achilles are mythic figures; the sentence recounts a mythic visit affecting Achilles' grief. |
| 5.19.9 | 2 | mythic | high | παρθένους δὲ ἐπὶ ἡμιόνων τὴν μὲν ἔχουσαν τὰς ἡνίας, τὴν δὲ ἐπικειμένην κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τῇ κεφαλῇ, Ναυσικᾶν τε νομίζουσιν εἶναι τὴν Ἀλκίνου καὶ τὴν θεράπαιναν, ἐλαυνούσας ἐπὶ τοὺς πλυνούς. | And as for the maidens upon the mules—one of whom holds the reins, and the other wears a veil over her head—they believe them to be Nausicaa, daughter of Alcinous, and her handmaiden, driving to the washing pools. | Identifies Nausicaa, daughter of Alcinous, a Homeric figure and scene from myth. |
| 5.19.9 | 3 | mythic | high | τοξεύοντα δὲ ἄνδρα Κενταύρους, τοὺς δὲ καὶ ἀπεκτονότα ἐξ αὐτῶν, δῆλα Ἡρακλέα τε τὸν τοξεύοντα καὶ Ἡρακλέους εἶναι τὸ ἔργον. | Furthermore, regarding the man who shoots arrows at Centaurs, with some of the Centaurs already slain, it is clear that the figure depicted shooting is Heracles, and that the deed is his work. | Heracles and the Centaurs are mythic figures and deeds. |
| 5.19.10 | 1 | other | high | τὸν μὲν δὴ τὴν λάρνακα κατ εἰργασμένον ὅστις ἦν, οὐδαμῶς ἡμῖν δυνατὰ ἦν συμβαλέσθαι· | Who exactly was the craftsman who designed the chest, it was entirely impossible for us to conjecture. | A conjecture about the craftsman of the chest; antiquarian/descriptive, not an event. |
| 5.19.10 | 2 | other | high | τὰ ἐπιγράμματα δὲ τὰ ἐπʼ αὐτῆς τάχα μέν που καὶ ἄλλος τις ἂν εἴη πεποιηκώς, τῆς δὲ ὑπονοίας τὸ πολὺ ἐς Εὔμηλον τὸν Κορίνθιον εἶχεν ἡμῖν, ἄλλων τε ἕνεκα καὶ τοῦ προσοδίου μάλιστα ὃ ἐποίησεν ἐς Δῆλον. | Concerning the inscriptions upon it, it might perhaps have been another who composed them; yet we strongly suspected Eumelus the Corinthian, for several reasons, and particularly because of the processional hymn he composed for Delos. | Antiquarian discussion of inscriptions and a suspected author, with no event narrative. |