Pausanias Analysis - Current Sentence Tags 8.17

Chapter 8.17

Passage	Sentence	Bucket	Confidence	Greek	English	Rationale
8.17.1	1	other	high	μετὰ δὲ τοῦ Αἰπύτου τὸν τάφον ὄρος τε ὑψηλότατον ὀρῶν τῶν ἐν Ἀρκαδίᾳ Κυλλήνη καὶ Ἑρμοῦ Κυλληνίου κατερριμμένος ναός ἐστιν ἐπὶ κορυφῆς τοῦ ὄρους·	After the tomb of Aepytus is Mount Cyllene, the loftiest of all the mountains in Arcadia, and upon the peak of this mountain stands a temple dedicated to Hermes Kyllenios, now fallen into ruins.	Purely topographical and descriptive: it identifies Mount Cyllene and notes the ruined temple on its peak.
8.17.1	2	mythic	high	δῆλα δέ ἐστιν ἀπὸ Κυλλῆνος τοῦ Ἐλάτου τῷ τε ὄρει τὸ ὄνομα καὶ ἡ ἐπίκλησις γεγενημένη τῷ θεῷ.	It is obvious that both the name of the mountain and the surname given to the god derive from Kyllenos, the son of Elatus.	Etymological link to Kyllenos, son of Elatus, a mythic figure, explains the mountain and god's epithet.
8.17.2	1	other	high	τοῖς δὲ ἀνθρώποις τὸ ἀρχαῖον, ὁπόσα καὶ ἡμεῖς καταμαθεῖν ἐδυνήθημεν, τοσάδε ἦν ἀφʼ ὧν τὰ ξόανα ἐποιοῦντο, ἔβενος, κυπάρισσος, αἱ κέδροι, τὰ δρύινα, ἡ μῖλαξ, ὁ λωτός·	In ancient times, as far as we have been able to ascertain, men used the following materials for making wooden statues: ebony, cypress, cedar, oak, yew, and lotus.	Antiquarian description of materials used for making statues; no mythic or historical event.
8.17.2	2	other	high	τῷ δὲ Ἑρμῇ τῷ Κυλληνίῳ τούτων μὲν ἀπὸ οὐδενός, θύου δὲ πεποιημένον τὸ ἄγαλμά ἐστιν, ὀκτὼ δὲ εἶναι ποδῶν μάλιστα αὐτὸ εἰκάζομεν.	The image of Hermes of Cyllene, however, is made from none of these, but from juniper wood; we estimate the statue to be approximately eight feet tall.	Describes the material and size of a cult statue, which is antiquarian/descriptive rather than mythic or historical.
8.17.3	1	other	high	παρέχεται δὲ καὶ θαῦμα τοιόνδε ἡ Κυλλήνη· κόσσυφοι γὰρ οἱ ὄρνιθες ὁλόλευκοί εἰσιν ἐν αὐτῇ·	Cyllene offers also the following marvel: there the birds called blackbirds are altogether white.	A marvel about unusual birds at Cyllene; descriptive natural wonder, not a mythic or historical event.
8.17.3	2	other	high	οἱ δὲ ὑπὸ Βοιωτῶν καλούμενοι γένος ἄλλο πού τί εἰσιν ὀρνίθων, οὐκ ᾠδικόν.	Those which the Boeotians call by this name, however, are a different kind of bird entirely, not songbirds.	Purely descriptive zoological remark identifying a bird type; no mythic or historical event.
8.17.3	3	other	high	ἀετοὺς μὲν οὖν ὀνομαζομένους κυκνίας μάλιστα ἐοικότας κύκνῳ λευκότητα οἶδα ἐν Σιπύλῳ θεασάμενος περὶ λίμνην καλουμένην Ταντάλου·	I myself have seen near Sipylus, by the lake called Tantalus' lake, certain birds called swan-eagles, resembling swans especially in whiteness.	Purely geographical/descriptive observation of birds seen at Sipylus by Tantalus' lake; no event.
8.17.3	4	other	high	ὗς δὲ ἀγρίους λευκοὺς καὶ ἄρκτους τῶν Θρᾳκίων λευκὰς ἤδη που καὶ ἄνδρες ἐκτήσαντο ἰδιῶται·	Moreover, white wild boars and white bears from Thrace have already at times been kept by private individuals.	Antiquarian/descriptive note about rare animals kept by private individuals, not a mythic or historical event.
8.17.4	1	other	high	λαγῲ δὲ καὶ ἔλαφοι, τὸ μὲν Λιβυκὸν θρέμμα οἱ λαγῴ εἰσιν οἱ λευκοί, ἐλάφους δὲ ἐν Ῥώμῃ λευκὰς εἶδόν τε καὶ ἰδὼν θαῦμα ἐποιησάμην, ὁπόθεν δὲ ἢ τῶν ἠπείρων οὖσαι ἢ νησιώτιδες ἐκομίσθησαν, οὐκ ἐπῆλθεν ἐρέσθαι μοι.	There are also hares and deer, the white hares being animals native to Libya.	A zoological/geographical remark about hares and deer, not a mythic or historical event.
8.17.4	2	other	high	τάδε μὲν ἡμῖν λελέχθω τῶν ἐν Κυλλήνῃ κοσσύφων ἕνεκα, ὡς μὴ τοῖς ῥηθεῖσιν ἐς τὴν χρόαν αὐτῶν ἀπιστοίη μηδείς·	White deer I myself saw in Rome, and upon seeing them I marveled; but from which mainland region or island they were brought, I did not inquire.	This is a remark about the white deer’s appearance and the speaker’s lack of inquiry, not a mythic or historical event.
8.17.5	1	mythic	high	ἔχεται δὲ ἄλλο ὄρος Κυλλήνης Χελυδόρεα, ἔνθα εὑρὼν χελώνην Ἑρμῆς ἐκδεῖραι τὸ θηρίον καὶ ἀπʼ αὐτῆς λέγεται ποιήσασθαι λύραν.	Next to Cyllene is another mountain, Chelydorea, where Hermes, having found a tortoise, is said to have stripped the animal of its shell and from this fashioned a lyre.	Hermes’ making of the lyre from a tortoise is a mythic episode.
8.17.5	2	other	high	ἐνταῦθα Φενεάταις καὶ Πελληνεῦσιν ὅροι τῆς γῆς εἰσι, καὶ τοῦ ὄρους τῶν Χελυδορέων οἱ Ἀχαιοὶ τὸ πλέον νέμονται.	At this point lie the boundaries between the lands of Pheneus and Pellene.	Purely geographical boundary description between Pheneus and Pellene.
8.17.6	1	mythic	high	ἐκ Φενεοῦ δὲ ἰόντι ἐπὶ τὴν ἑσπέρας καὶ ἡλίου δυσμῶν ἡ μὲν ἀριστερὰ τῶν ὁδῶν ἐς πόλιν ἄγει Κλείτορα, ἐν δεξιᾷ δὲ ἐπὶ Νώνακριν καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ τῆς Στυγός.	From Pheneus, going westward towards the setting of the sun, the road on the left leads to the city of Cleitor, while the one on the right leads to Nonacris and the waters of the Styx.	The waters of the Styx are a mythic feature, and the route is described by reference to that landmark.
8.17.6	2	mythic	medium	τὸ μὲν δὴ ἀρχαῖον ἡ Νώνακρις πόλισμα ἦν Ἀρκάδων καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Λυκάονος γυναικὸς τὸ ὄνομα εἰλήφει· τὰ δὲ ἐφʼ ἡμῶν ἐρείπια ἦν, οὐδὲ τούτων τὰ πολλὰ ἔτι δῆλα.	Nonacris was anciently a city of the Arcadians, named after the wife of Lycaon; but in our time it has become ruins, and these ruins themselves are mostly no longer distinguishable.	The sentence explains the city's name through Lycaon's wife, a mythic genealogy, though it also notes later ruin.
8.17.6	3	other	high	τῶν δὲ ἐρειπίων οὐ πόρρω κρημνός ἐστιν ὑψηλός, οὐχ ἕτερον δʼ ἐς τοσοῦτον ἀνήκοντα ὕψους οἶδα·	Not far from the ruins stands a high cliff; I know of no other that rises to such a height.	Purely geographical/descriptive: notes a nearby cliff and its height, with no mythic or historical event.
8.17.6	4	mythic	high	καὶ ὕδωρ κατὰ τοῦ κρημνοῦ στάζει, καλοῦσι δὲ Ἕλληνες αὐτὸ ὕδωρ Στυγός.	Water drips down this cliff, and the Greeks call this water the Styx.	The cliff’s dripping water is identified with the mythic river Styx, an underworld feature tied to myth.