Pausanias Analysis - Current Sentence Tags 9.33

Chapter 9.33

Passage	Sentence	Bucket	Confidence	Greek	English	Rationale
9.33.1	1	other	high	ἐν Ἁλιάρτῳ δὲ τοῦ τε Λυσάνδρου μνῆμα καὶ Κέκροπος τοῦ Πανδίονός ἐστιν ἡρῷον.	In Haliartus there is the tomb of Lysander, as well as a heroön dedicated to Cecrops, son of Pandion.	A tomb and heroön are topographical/antiquarian notices without narrative of events.
9.33.1	2	other	high	τὸ δὲ ὄρος τὸ Τιλφούσιον καὶ ἡ Τιλφοῦσα καλουμένη πηγὴ σταδίους μάλιστα Ἁλιάρτου πεντήκοντα ἀπέχουσι.	Mount Tilphusium and the spring called Tilphusa lie approximately fifty stadia from Haliartus.	Purely geographical description of the location of Mount Tilphusium and the spring relative to Haliartus.
9.33.1	3	mythic	high	λέγεται δὲ ὑπὸ Ἑλλήνων Ἀργείους μετὰ τῶν Πολυνείκους παίδων ἑλόντας Θήβας ἐς Δελφοὺς τῷ θεῷ καὶ ἄλλα τῶν λαφύρων καὶ Τειρεσίαν ἄγειν,	The Greeks say that when the Argives, together with the sons of Polyneices, had captured Thebes, they brought to Delphi for the god not only other spoils, but also Tiresias himself.	Refers to the capture of Thebes by the Argives and the sons of Polyneices, a mythic event.
9.33.1	4	mythic	high	καὶ---εἴχετο γὰρ δίψῃ---καθʼ ὁδόν φασιν αὐτὸν πιόντα ἀπὸ τῆς Τιλφούσης ἀφεῖναι τὴν ψυχήν·	It is told that Tiresias, suffering from thirst along the journey, drank from the spring Tilphusa and there gave up his spirit.	Tiresias is a mythic figure, and his death at Tilphusa is part of mythic narrative.
9.33.1	5	other	high	καὶ ἔστι τάφος αὐτῷ πρὸς τῇ πηγῇ.	His tomb is situated near the spring.	A tomb’s location near a spring is descriptive/topographical, not itself a mythic or historical event.
9.33.2	1	mythic	high	τὴν δὲ θυγατέρα τοῦ Τειρεσίου δοθῆναι μέν φασι τῷ Ἀπόλλωνι ὑπὸ τῶν Ἀργείων, προστάξαντος δὲ τοῦ θεοῦ ναυσὶν ἐς τὴν νῦν Ἰωνίαν καὶ Ἰωνίας ἐς τὴν Κολοφωνίαν περαιωθῆναι.	They say that the daughter of Teiresias was given by the Argives to Apollo, and, by command of the god, was carried by ships to the land now called Ionia, more precisely to that part of Ionia belonging to Colophon.	This is a mythic aetiological tale about Teiresias’ daughter and Apollo’s command, not a historical event.
9.33.2	2	mythic	high	καὶ ἡ μὲν αὐτόθι συνῴκησεν ἡ Μαντὼ Ῥακίῳ Κρητί·	There, Manto married Rhacius the Cretan and settled.	Manto and Rhacius are mythic figures; the sentence describes their marriage and settlement.
9.33.2	3	mythic	high	τὰ δὲ ἄλλα ἐς Τειρεσίαν, ἐτῶν τε ἀριθμὸν ὧν γεγράφασιν αὐτὸν βιῶναι καὶ ὡς ἐκ γυναικὸς ἐς ἄνδρα ἠλλάγη καὶ ὅτι Ὅμηρος ἐποίησεν ἐν Ὀδυσσείᾳ συνετὸν εἶναι γνώμην Τειρεσίαν τῶν ἐν Ἅιδου μόνον, ταῦτα μὲν καὶ οἱ πάντες ἴσασιν ἀκοῇ.	As for everything else concerning Teiresias—the number of years he is recorded to have lived, his change from woman into man, and the fact that Homer in the Odyssey makes him alone among the souls in Hades to retain understanding—these things are commonly known to everyone from the traditions.	Teiresias' sex change and his unique knowledge in Hades are mythic traditions.
9.33.3	1	other	high	Ἁλιαρτίοις δέ ἐστιν ἐν ὑπαίθρῳ θεῶν ἱερὸν ἃς Πραξιδίκας καλοῦσιν·	The Haliartians have, in the open air, a sanctuary of goddesses whom they call Praxidikai ("exacters of justice").	Describes a sanctuary and cult name; purely antiquarian/geographical, not a mythic event or historical event.
9.33.3	2	other	high	ἐνταῦθα ὀμνύουσι μέν, ποιοῦνται δὲ οὐκ ἐπίδρομον τὸν ὅρκον.	Here they swear oaths, but do not take them lightly.	Describes a local practice about oath-taking, not a mythic event or a historical event after 500 BC.
9.33.3	3	other	high	ταύταις μέν ἐστι πρὸς τῷ ὄρει τῷ Τιλφουσίῳ τὸ ἱερόν· ἐν Ἁλιάρτῳ δέ εἰσι ναοί, καί σφισιν οὐκ ἀγάλματα ἔνεστιν, οὐκ ὄροφος ἔπεστιν·	Their sanctuary is near Mount Tilphousion, while in Haliartus itself are temples which contain neither statues nor roofing.	Describes the location and physical condition of sanctuaries and temples, not a mythic or historical event.
9.33.3	4	other	high	οὐ μὴν οὐδὲ οἷς τισιν ἐποιήθησαν, οὐδὲ τοῦτο ἠδυνάμην πυθέσθαι.	Nor could I discover for whom these temples were built.	This is a statement of the narrator's inability to identify the builders of temples, which is antiquarian/descriptive rather than mythic or historical.
9.33.4	1	other	high	ἔστι δὲ ἐν τῇ Ἁλιαρτίᾳ ποταμὸς Λόφις.	In Haliartia there is a river called Lophis.	Simple geographical statement identifying a river in Haliartia.
9.33.4	2	mythic	medium	λέγεται δὲ τῆς χώρας αὐχμηρᾶς οὔσης τὸ ἐξ ἀρχῆς καὶ ὕδατος οὐκ ὄντος ἐν αὐτῇ ἄνδρα τῶν δυναστευόντων ἐλθόντα ἐς Δελφοὺς ἐπερέσθαι τρόπον ὅντινα ὕδωρ εὑρήσουσιν ἐν τῇ γῇ·	It is said that originally, as the territory was parched and lacking water, one of the ruling men went to Delphi and inquired how they might find water in the region.	Delphic consultation about finding water is a legendary etiological episode affecting the landscape.
9.33.4	3	mythic	high	τὴν δὲ Πυθίαν προστάσσειν, ὃς ἂν ἐπανήκοντι ἐς Ἁλίαρτον ἐντύχῃ οἱ πρὸ τῶν ἄλλων, τούτου δεῖν φονέα γενέσθαι αὐτόν.	The Pythian priestess instructed him that he must kill the first person he met upon returning to Haliartus.	Oracle instruction directing a man to commit a killing belongs to mythic narrative.
9.33.4	4	mythic	high	ἐντυχεῖν τε δὴ αὐτῷ παραγενομένῳ τὸν υἱὸν Λόφιν	On his return, he first encountered his own son, Lophis.	The sentence concerns a mythic family encounter involving Lophis, a figure in a legendary narrative.
9.33.4	5	historical	low	καὶ τὸν οὐ μελλήσαντα τῷ ξίφει τὸν νεανίσκον παῖσαι·	Without hesitation, he struck the youth with his sword.	Describes an act of violence in an episode, not a mythic or geographical claim.
9.33.4	6	mythic	high	καὶ τὸν μὲν ἔτι ἔμπνουν περιθεῖν, ὅπου δὲ ῥυῆναι τὸ αἷμα, ὕδωρ ἐντεῦθεν ἀνεῖναι τὴν γῆν.	The wounded son, still breathing, began to run about, and wherever the blood flowed, water sprang forth from the ground.	A wounded son’s blood causing springs to rise is a mythic landscape etiological motif.
9.33.4	7	mythic	high	ἐπὶ τούτῳ μὲν ὁ ποταμὸς καλεῖται Λόφις·	For this reason, the river is named Lophis.	The river's name is explained by a mythic etymology tied to a legend.
9.33.5	1	other	high	Ἀλαλκομεναὶ δὲ κώμη μέν ἐστιν οὐ μεγάλη, κεῖται δὲ ὄρους οὐκ ἄγαν ὑψηλοῦ πρὸς τοῖς ποσὶν ἐσχάτοις.	Alalcomenae is a small village, situated at the foot of a mountain not very high.	Purely geographical description of the village's size and location.
9.33.5	2	mythic	high	γενέσθαι δὲ αὐτῇ τὸ ὄνομα οἱ μὲν ἀπὸ Ἀλαλκομενέως ἀνδρὸς αὐτόχθονος, ὑπὸ τούτου δὲ Ἀθηνᾶν τραφῆναι λέγουσιν·	Some say that it took its name from Alalcomeneus, an autochthonous man who, they say, raised Athena.	Explains the place-name by reference to Alalcomeneus and Athena's mythic upbringing, so it belongs to mythic tradition.
9.33.5	3	mythic	high	οἱ δὲ εἶναι καὶ τὴν Ἀλαλκομενίαν τῶν Ὠγύγου θυγατέρων φασίν.	Others claim that Alalcomenia was one of the daughters of Ogygus.	Genealogical claim about a figure descended from Ogygus, a mythic ancestor.
9.33.5	4	other	high	ἀπωτέρω δὲ τῆς κώμης ἐπεποίητο ἐν τῷ χθαμαλῷ τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς ναὸς καὶ ἄγαλμα ἀρχαῖον ἐλέφαντος.	A little distance away from the village, in the low ground, stands an ancient temple of Athena, and within it an ancient statue made of ivory.	Describes the location and contents of a temple and statue; purely topographical/antiquarian.
9.33.6	1	historical	high	Σύλλα δὲ ἔστι μὲν καὶ τὰ ἐς Ἀθηναίους ἀνήμερα καὶ ἤθους ἀλλότρια τοῦ Ῥωμαίων, ἐοικότα δὲ τούτοις καὶ τὰ ἐς Θηβαίους τε καὶ Ὀρχομενίους·	Sulla displayed cruelty towards the Athenians, actions alien to the Roman character, and behaved similarly toward the Thebans and Orchomenians.	Refers to Sulla’s conduct toward Greek cities, a post-500 BC historical event.
9.33.6	2	historical	medium	προσεξειργάσατο δὲ καὶ ἐν ταῖς Ἀλαλκομεναῖς, τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς τὸ ἄγαλμα αὐτὸ συλήσας.	At Alalcomenae also he committed an additional outrage, plundering the very statue of Athena.	Describes a later sacrilegious plundering at Alalcomenae, not a mythic event.
9.33.6	3	historical	high	τοῦτον μὲν τοιαῦτα ἔς τε Ἑλληνίδας πόλεις καὶ θεοὺς τοὺς Ἑλλήνων ἐκμανέντα ἐπέλαβεν ἀχαριστοτάτη νόσος πασῶν· φθειρῶν γὰρ ἤνθησεν, ἥ τε πρότερον εὐτυχία δοκοῦσα ἐς τοιοῦτο περιῆλθεν αὐτῷ τέλος.	Having thus acted violently towards cities of Greece and against divine beings of the Greeks, he was seized by a disease that is most loathsome of all indignities: he became infested with lice, and what had previously appeared as outstanding good fortune ended for him in such ignominy.	Describes the punishment and downfall of a historical ruler after offending Greek cities and gods.
9.33.6	4	other	high	τὸ δὲ ἱερὸν τὸ ἐν ταῖς Ἀλαλκομεναῖς ἠμελήθη τὸ ἀπὸ τοῦδε ἅτε ἠρημωμένον τῆς θεοῦ.	From this time onward, neglect befell the sanctuary at Alalcomenae, as though it were abandoned by the goddess.	Describes the neglected state of a sanctuary and its abandonment, a geographical/antiquarian observation rather than a mythic or post-500 BC historical event.
9.33.7	1	historical	high	ἐγένετο δὲ καὶ ἄλλο ἐπʼ ἐμοῦ τοιόνδε ἐς κατάλυσιν τοῦ ναοῦ· κισσός οἱ προσπεφυκὼς μέγας καὶ ἰσχυρὸς διέλυσεν ἐκ τῶν ἁρμονιῶν καὶ διέσπα τοὺς λίθους ἀπʼ ἀλλήλων.	In my own time another incident of the following sort also happened to bring about the temple's destruction: a large and powerful ivy had grown upon it, loosening the joints of the structure and forcing the stones apart from each other.	In my own time describes a post-500 BC incident affecting the temple's destruction.
9.33.7	2	mythic	high	ῥεῖ δὲ καὶ ποταμὸς ἐνταῦθα οὐ μέγας χείμαρρος· ὀνομάζουσι δὲ Τρίτωνα αὐτόν, ὅτι τὴν Ἀθηνᾶν τραφῆναι παρὰ ποταμῷ Τρίτωνι ἔχει λόγος,	A stream runs by this place—not a large one, but a torrent-stream—which they call Triton, since, according to the tradition, Athena was raised by the river Triton.	The sentence explains the river's name through the mythic tradition that Athena was raised by the river Triton.
9.33.7	3	other	high	ὡς δὴ τοῦτον τὸν Τρίτωνα ὄντα καὶ οὐχὶ τὸν Λιβύων, ὃς ἐς τὴν πρὸς Λιβύῃ θάλασσαν ἐκδίδωσιν ἐκ τῆς Τριτωνίδος λίμνης.	But they maintain it was this Triton, and not the river in Libya, which flows from Lake Tritonis into the sea off the Libyan coast.	A geographic identification of Triton and the Libyan river; descriptive, not an event.