Pausanias Analysis - Current Sentence Tags 9.9

Chapter 9.9

Passage	Sentence	Bucket	Confidence	Greek	English	Rationale
9.9.1	1	mythic	high	τὸν δὲ πόλεμον τοῦτον, ὃν ἐπολέμησαν Ἀργεῖοι, νομίζω πάντων, ὅσοι πρὸς Ἕλληνας ἐπὶ τῶν καλουμένων ἡρώων ἐπολεμήθησαν ὑπὸ Ἑλλήνων, γενέσθαι λόγου μάλιστα ἄξιον.	But this war fought by the Argives, I consider to have been, among all those waged by the Greeks in the age commonly called heroic, the most worthy of mention.	The sentence refers to a war in the heroic age, i.e. mythic time rather than historical events.
9.9.1	2	mythic	medium	ὁ μέν γε Ἐλευσινίων πρὸς Ἀθηναίους τοὺς ἄλλους, ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ Θηβαίων πρὸς Μινύας, τήν τε ἔφοδον διʼ ὀλίγου τῶν ἐπιστρατευσαμένων καὶ ἐν μάχῃ παρέσχοντο μιᾷ τὴν κρίσιν, ἐς ὁμολογίας τε αὐτίκα ἐτράποντο καὶ σπονδάς·	For indeed, the war of the Eleusinians against the rest of the Athenians, and likewise that of the Thebans against the Minyans, involved only brief campaigning by the invading forces and was decided in a single battle; and immediately afterward they turned toward agreements and treaties.	Mentions Eleusinians, Athenians, Thebans, and Minyans in a conflict treated as an inherited legendary war tradition rather than a post-500 BC historical event.
9.9.2	1	mythic	high	ὁ δὲ Ἀργείων στρατὸς ἐς Βοιωτίαν τε μέσην ἀφίκετο ἐκ μέσης Πελοποννήσου καὶ ὁ Ἄδραστος ἐξ Ἀρκαδίας καὶ παρὰ Μεσσηνίων συμμαχικὰ ἤθροισεν,	The Argive army came into central Boeotia from the heart of the Peloponnese, and Adrastus gathered allies from Arcadia and from the Messenians.	Adrastus and the Argive expedition belong to the heroic mythic cycle of the Seven against Thebes.
9.9.2	2	historical	medium	ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ τοῖς Θηβαίοις μισθοφορικὰ ἦλθε παρὰ Φωκέων καὶ ἐκ τῆς Μινυάδος χώρας οἱ Φλεγύαι.	Likewise, mercenaries came to the Thebans from the Phokians, and from the region of Minyas came the Phlegyae.	Refers to mercenaries arriving in a historical military context, not mythic narrative.
9.9.2	3	historical	high	γενομένης δὲ πρὸς τῷ Ἰσμηνίῳ μάχης ἐκρατήθησαν οἱ Θηβαῖοι τῇ συμβολῇ,	A battle took place near the sanctuary of Ismenian Apollo, and the Thebans were defeated in this encounter;	A battle involving the Thebans is a historical event, not mythic; it is dated action affecting the sanctuary area.
9.9.2	4	historical	low	καὶ ὡς ἐτράποντο, καταφεύγουσιν ἐς τὸ τεῖχος·	when forced to flee, they sought refuge within the city walls.	Describes a flight into city walls in battle context, which is a historical/military action rather than mythic or purely descriptive.
9.9.3	1	mythic	high	ἅτε δὲ οὐκ ἐπισταμένων τῶν Πελοποννησίων μάχεσθαι πρὸς τὸ τεῖχος, ποιουμένων δὲ θυμῷ μᾶλλον ἢ σὺν ἐπιστήμῃ τὰς προσβολάς, πολλοὺς μὲν ἀπὸ τοῦ τείχους βάλλοντες φονεύουσιν αὐτῶν οἱ Θηβαῖοι, κρατοῦσι δὲ ὕστερον καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους ἐπεξελθόντες τεταραγμένοις, ὡς τὸ σύμπαν στράτευμα πλὴν Ἀδράστου φθαρῆναι.	Since the Peloponnesians lacked expertise in fighting against fortifications, conducting their siege attempts rather with courage than with skill, the Thebans, shooting them from the walls, killed many, and thereafter, having counterattacked, overcame the rest when they became disarrayed, until finally the entire army, except Adrastus, was destroyed.	Describes the destruction of the Seven against Thebes, a mythic event involving Adrastus and the expedition against Thebes.
9.9.3	2	historical	high	ἐγένετο δὲ καὶ αὐτοῖς τὸ ἔργον οὐκ ἄνευ κακῶν μεγάλων,	Yet the matter was not accomplished for them without enormous losses on their own side as well.	Describes losses in a military/historical event rather than myth or geography.
9.9.3	3	mythic	high	καὶ ἀπʼ ἐκείνου τὴν σὺν ὀλέθρῳ τῶν κρατησάντων Καδμείαν ὀνομάζουσι νίκην.	Ever since that occasion, a victory in which the victors suffer ruin is called "Cadmean."	Refers to the mythic origin of the proverb 'Cadmean victory' from the Cadmean/Seven against Thebes tradition.
9.9.4	1	mythic	high	ἔτεσι δὲ οὐ πολλοῖς ὕστερον ὁμοῦ Θερσάνδρῳ στρατεύουσιν ἐπὶ τὰς Θήβας οὓς Ἐπιγόνους καλοῦσιν Ἕλληνες·	Not many years later, along with Thersander, they undertook an expedition against Thebes—these men whom the Greeks call the Epigoni.	Refers to the Epigoni’s expedition against Thebes, a mythic cycle event.
9.9.4	2	historical	high	δῆλοι δέ εἰσι καὶ τούτοις οὐ τὸ Ἀργολικὸν μόνον οὐδὲ οἱ Μεσσήνιοι καὶ Ἀρκάδες ἠκολουθηκότες, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἔτι ἐκ Κορίνθου καὶ Μεγαρέων ἐπικληθέντες ἐς τὴν συμμαχίαν·	It is evident that not only the Argives but also the Messenians and Arcadians joined them; moreover, allies from Corinth and Megara were invited to participate.	Refers to a coalition of Argives, Messenians, Arcadians, Corinthians, and Megarians joining an alliance, which is an historical political/military event.
9.9.4	3	historical	high	ἤμυναν δὲ καὶ Θηβαίοις οἱ πρόσοικοι, καὶ μάχη πρὸς Γλίσαντι ἀπὸ ἀμφοτέρων ἐγένετο ἰσχυρά.	On the other hand, Thebes was aided by its neighboring peoples, and a fierce battle between both sides took place near Glisas.	Describes a battle involving Thebes and neighboring peoples, a post-mythic historical conflict.
9.9.5	1	historical	medium	τῶν δὲ Θηβαίων οἱ μὲν αὐτίκα ὡς ἡττήθησαν ὁμοῦ Λαοδάμαντι ἐκδιδράσκουσιν, οἱ δὲ ὑπολειφθέντες πολιορκίᾳ παρέστησαν.	Some of the Thebans fled immediately after their defeat along with Laodamas, while the rest who stayed behind endured a siege.	Describes a defeat, flight, and siege in a Theban conflict, which is treated as a historical event rather than mythic lore.
9.9.5	2	other	high	ἐποιήθη δὲ ἐς τὸν πόλεμον τοῦτον καὶ ἔπη Θηβαΐς·	This war was also the subject of a poem, known as the Thebaïs.	A literary reference to a poem about the war, not the war itself.
9.9.5	3	other	high	τὰ δὲ ἔπη ταῦτα Καλλῖνος ἀφικόμενος αὐτῶν ἐς μνήμην ἔφησεν Ὅμηρον τὸν ποιήσαντα εἶναι,	Concerning these verses, Callinus attributed their composition to Homer, claiming that Homer composed them when he referred to them from memory.	Antiquarian literary attribution about Homer and Callinus, not a mythic event or a historical event in the landscape.
9.9.5	4	other	high	Καλλίνῳ δὲ πολλοί τε καὶ ἄξιοι λόγου κατὰ ταὐτὰ ἔγνωσαν·	Many others, notable and worthy of mention, shared Callinus' view.	A general statement about agreement among notable people; no mythic or historical event is described.
9.9.5	5	other	high	ἐγὼ δὲ τὴν ποίησιν ταύτην μετά γε Ἰλιάδα καὶ τὰ ἔπη τὰ ἐς Ὀδυσσέα ἐπαινῶ μάλιστα.	As for myself, I consider this poem to be particularly praiseworthy, second only to the Iliad and the Odyssey.	A literary judgment about a poem; no mythic or historical event is described.
9.9.5	6	mythic	high	πολέμου μὲν δή, ὃν Ἀργεῖοι καὶ Θηβαῖοι τῶν Οἰδίποδος παίδων ἕνεκα ἐπολέμησαν, ἐς τοσόνδε ἔστω μνήμη·	Let this, then, suffice as an account of the war fought between the Argives and Thebans on behalf of the sons of Oedipus.	The war is fought on behalf of Oedipus' sons, a mythic figure and mythic conflict.