Pausanias Analysis - Current Sentence Tags 8.6

Chapter 8.6

Passage	Sentence	Bucket	Confidence	Greek	English	Rationale
8.6.1	1	other	high	τὰ μὲν δὴ ἐς τοὺς βασιλεῖς πολυπραγμονήσαντί μοι κατὰ ταῦτα ἐγενεαλόγησαν οἱ Ἀρκάδες·	Regarding the kings, the Arcadians, when I investigated the matter, provided me with the genealogies I have described above.	Antiquarian note about genealogies and investigation; no specific mythic or post-500 BC historical event.
8.6.1	2	historical	high	κοινῇ δὲ Ἀρκάσιν ὑπῆρχεν ἐς μνήμην τὰ μὲν ἀρχαιότατα ὁ πρὸς Ἰλίῳ πόλεμος, δεύτερα δὲ ὁπόσα ἀμύνοντες Μεσσηνίοις Λακεδαιμονίων ἐναντία ἐμαχέσαντο· μέτεστι δὲ καὶ πρὸς Μήδους σφίσιν ἔργου τοῦ ἐν Πλαταιαῖς.	As for common memories among the Arcadians, the most ancient event was the Trojan War; next were the battles they fought against the Spartans while assisting the Messenians; and they also shared in the action against the Medes at Plataea.	Refers to the Trojan War as memory and then to the battle against the Medes at Plataea, with the Messenians/Spartans episode as historical tradition.
8.6.2	1	historical	high	Λακεδαιμονίοις δὲ ἀνάγκῃ πλέον καὶ οὐ μετʼ εὐνοίας ἐπί τε Ἀθηναίους συνεστρατεύσαντο καὶ ἐς τὴν Ἀσίαν μετὰ Ἀγησιλάου διέβησαν, καὶ δὴ καὶ ἐς Λεῦκτρα αὐτοῖς τὰ Βοιωτικὰ ἠκολούθησαν.	The Spartans compelled them by necessity rather than willing allegiance, and thus they fought alongside them against Athens and crossed into Asia with Agesilaus; indeed, they followed the Spartans even to their battle with the Boeotians at Leuctra.	Refers to the Persian War era, Agesilaus, and the battle of Leuctra, all historical events after 500 BC.
8.6.2	2	historical	high	τὸ δὲ ὕποπτον τὸ ἐς τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους ἀλλαχοῦ τε ἐπεδείξαντο καὶ μετὰ τὸ ἀτύχημα Λακεδαιμονίων τὸ ἐν Λεύκτροις παρὰ Θηβαίους αὐτίκα ἀπʼ αὐτῶν μετέστησαν.	Nevertheless, their mistrust toward the Spartans was made evident elsewhere as well, and immediately after Sparta’s defeat by the Thebans at Leuctra they promptly revolted from them.	Refers to the historical Battle of Leuctra (371 BC) and the resulting political revolt.
8.6.2	3	historical	high	Φιλίππῳ δὲ καὶ Μακεδόσιν ἐν Χαιρωνείᾳ καὶ ὕστερον ἐν Θεσσαλίᾳ πρὸς Ἀντίπατρον οὐκ ἐμαχέσαντο μετὰ Ἑλλήνων, οὐ μὴν οὐδὲ τοῖς Ἕλλησιν ἐναντία ἐτάξαντο.	At Chaeronea against Philip and the Macedonians, and later in Thessaly against Antipater, they refused to fight alongside the Greeks, yet neither did they take up arms openly against them.	Refers to Chaeronea and Antipater, which are historical events and figures of the 4th century BC.
8.6.3	1	historical	high	πρὸς Γαλάτας δὲ τοῦ ἐν Θερμοπύλαις κινδύνου φασὶ Λακεδαιμονίων ἕνεκα οὐ μετασχεῖν, ἵνα μή σφισιν οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι κακουργοῖεν τὴν γῆν ἀπόντων τῶν ἐν ἡλικίᾳ·	They say that the Arcadians did not join the conflict against the Gauls at Thermopylae because of their fear of the Lacedaemonians: they worried lest the Lacedaemonians might ravage their land if their men of military age left to fight abroad.	Refers to the historical Gallic attack at Thermopylae and its effects on Arcadian military participation.
8.6.3	2	historical	high	συνεδρίου δὲ τῶν Ἀχαιῶν μετέσχον οἱ Ἀρκάδες προθυμότατα Ἑλλήνων.	Yet among the Greeks, the Arcadians participated most eagerly in the council of the Achaeans.	Refers to the Achaean council and Arcadian participation, a post-classical political/historical matter.
8.6.3	3	other	high	ὁπόσα δὲ αὐτοῖς οὐχὶ ἐν κοινῷ, κατὰ πόλεις δὲ ἰδίᾳ συμβεβηκότα εὕρισκον, ἀποθησόμεθα αὐτῶν ἕκαστον ἐς τὸ οἰκεῖον τοῦ λόγου.	But those events that concerned them not collectively but affected individual cities separately, I will relate each in its proper place in the narrative.	Meta-narrative statement about organization of the account, not a mythic or historical event.
8.6.4	1	other	high	εἰσὶν οὖν ἐς Ἀρκαδίαν ἐσβολαὶ κατὰ τὴν Ἀργείαν πρὸς μὲν Ὑσιῶν καὶ ὑπὲρ τὸ ὄρος τὸ Παρθένιον ἐς τὴν Τεγεατικήν, δύο δὲ ἄλλαι κατὰ Μαντίνειαν διά τε Πρίνου καλουμένης καὶ διὰ Κλίμακος.	Thus, there are routes into Arcadia from Argive territory, one near Hysiai and over Mount Parthenion into Tegean land, and two others leading into Mantineia, one through the place called Prinus and another through the path called Klimax ("The Ladder").	Purely geographical description of routes and passes into Arcadia.
8.6.4	2	other	high	αὕτη δὲ εὐρυτέρα τέ ἐστι καὶ ἡ κάθοδος εἶχεν αὕτη βασμίδας ποτὲ ἐμπεποιημένας·	Of these latter two, the route of Klimax is wider, and this descent once had steps constructed into it.	Describes the route and its physical construction, not a mythic or post-500 BC historical event.
8.6.4	3	other	high	ὑπερβαλόντων δὲ τὴν Κλίμακα χωρίον ἐστὶν ὀνομαζόμενον Μελαγγεῖα, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ αὐτόθεν τὸ πότιμον Μαντινεῦσι κάτεισιν ἐς τὴν πόλιν.	After passing beyond Klimax, there is a region called Melangeia, from which drinking water flows down to the city for the Mantineans.	A route/geographical description of a region and its water supply, with no mythic or post-500 BC historical event.
8.6.5	1	other	high	προελθόντι δὲ ἐκ τῶν Μελαγγείων, ἀπέχοντι τῆς πόλεως στάδια ὡς ἑπτὰ ἔστι κρήνη καλουμένη Μελιαστῶν·	As one proceeds onward from the Melangeia, about seven stadia from the city, there is a spring called the Meliastai.	Route and topographical description of a spring and distance from the city.
8.6.5	2	other	high	οἱ Μελιασταὶ δὲ οὗτοι δρῶσι τὰ ὄργια τοῦ Διονύσου,	The Meliastai here perform the mysteries of Dionysus.	Describes a local religious rite performed by a group, not a mythic event or post-500 BC historical event.
8.6.5	3	other	high	καὶ Διονύσου τε μέγαρον πρὸς τῇ κρήνῃ καὶ Ἀφροδίτης ἐστὶν ἱερὸν Μελαινίδος.	Beside the spring stands a temple dedicated to Dionysus, and nearby there is also a sanctuary of Aphrodite Melainis.	Describes nearby cult buildings and their location by the spring, with no mythic event or historical event narrated.
8.6.5	4	other	high	ἐπίκλησιν δὲ ἡ θεὸς ταύτην κατʼ ἄλλο μὲν ἔσχεν οὐδέν, ὅτι δὲ ἀνθρώπων μὴ τὰ πάντα αἱ μίξεις ὥσπερ τοῖς κτήνεσι μεθʼ ἡμέραν, τὰ πλείω δέ εἰσιν ἐν νυκτί.	This goddess received her surname for no other reason than this: human unions do not typically occur for the most part by day, as with beasts, but rather take place much more frequently at night.	Explains a cult epithet by a general observation about human unions at night; descriptive/antiquarian rather than mythic or historical.
8.6.6	1	other	high	ἡ δὲ ὑπολειπομένη τῶν ὁδῶν στενωτέρα ἐστὶ τῆς προτέρας καὶ ἄγει διὰ τοῦ Ἀρτεμισίου.	The remaining road is narrower than the one previously described, and leads through Mount Artemisium.	Purely route and geographical description of a road through Mount Artemisium.
8.6.6	2	other	high	τούτου δὲ ἐπεμνήσθην καὶ ἔτι πρότερον τοῦ ὄρους, ὡς ἔχοι μὲν ναὸν καὶ ἄγαλμα Ἀρτέμιδος, ἔχοι δὲ καὶ τοῦ Ἰνάχου τὰς πηγάς.	I previously mentioned this mountain as having a temple and statue of Artemis, and also the sources of the Inachus.	Describes a mountain’s temple, statue, and river sources; this is geographical/descriptive rather than a mythic or historical event.
8.6.6	3	other	high	ὁ δὲ Ἴναχος ἐφʼ ὅσον μὲν πρόεισι κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν διὰ τοῦ ὄρους, τοῦτό ἐστιν Ἀργείοις καὶ Μαντινεῦσιν ὅρος τῆς χώρας·	As the Inachus flows down along the road through the mountain, it forms the boundary between the lands of the Argives and the Mantineans.	A geographical boundary description of a river and lands, not a mythic or historical event.
8.6.6	4	other	high	ἀποστρέψας δὲ ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ τὸ ὕδωρ διὰ τῆς Ἀργείας ἤδη τὸ ἀπὸ τούτου κάτεισι,	But from the point at which the water diverges from the road, it descends exclusively through Argive territory.	Purely geographical description of a watercourse’s route through Argive territory.
8.6.6	5	other	high	καὶ ἐπὶ τούτῳ τὸν Ἴναχον ἄλλοι τε καὶ Αἰσχύλος ποταμὸν καλοῦσιν Ἀργεῖον.	Therefore, from this place onward, Aeschylus, among others, calls the Inachus an Argive river.	A literary/antiquarian remark about what Aeschylus calls the river, not a mythic or historical event.