Grammar parses for passage 3.25.6
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Ὅμηρος δὲ--- πρῶτος γὰρ ἐκάλεσεν Ἅιδου κύνα ὅντινα Ἡρακλῆς ἦγεν ---οὔτε ὄνομα ἔθετο οὐδὲν οὔτε συνέπλασεν ἐς τὸ εἶδος ὥσπερ ἐπὶ τῇ Χιμαίρᾳ·
The sentence has a main clause with two coordinated verbs (ἐκάλεσεν, ἔθετο/συνέπλασεν) and a relative clause (ὅντινα Ἡρακλῆς ἦγεν); the comparative ὥσπερ phrase is attached broadly to the final predication.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ὅμηρος | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | N-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐκάλεσεν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | Pcl | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Punctuation dash. |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Punctuation dash. |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Punctuation dash. |
| 6 | πρῶτος | πρῶτος | ADJ | A-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | advmod | medium | Adverbial/adjectival modifier meaning 'first'. |
| 7 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | Pcl | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | discourse | high | Explanatory particle. |
| 8 | ἐκάλεσεν | καλέω | VERB | V-A-AI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main predicate of the first clause. |
| 9 | Ἅιδου | Ἅιδης | PROPN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 κύνα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of κύνα. |
| 10 | κύνα | κύων | NOUN | N-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | obj | high | Direct object of ἐκάλεσεν. |
| 11 | ὅντινα | ὅστις | PRON | P---SA--A | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ἦγεν | obj | high | Relative pronoun as object of ἦγεν. |
| 12 | Ἡρακλῆς | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ἦγεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἦγεν. |
| 13 | ἦγεν | ἄγω | VERB | V-I-AI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 11 ὅντινα | acl:relcl | high | Relative clause modifying ὅντινα. |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Punctuation dash. |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Punctuation dash. |
| 16 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Punctuation dash. |
| 17 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 19 ἔθετο | cc | high | Correlative coordinator. |
| 18 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 ἔθετο | obj | high | Object of ἔθετο. |
| 19 | ἔθετο | τίθημι | VERB | V-AMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | conj | high | Second coordinated main verb under the first predicate. |
| 20 | οὐδὲν | οὐδείς | PRON | A-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 ἔθετο | obj | high | Negating object/complement with ἔθετο. |
| 21 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 22 συνέπλασεν | cc | high | Correlative coordinator. |
| 22 | συνέπλασεν | συνπλάσσω | VERB | V-A-AI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 19 ἔθετο | conj | high | Coordinated with ἔθετο. |
| 23 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R--------- | _ | 22 συνέπλασεν | case | high | Introduces prepositional phrase. |
| 24 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 25 εἶδος | det | high | Article modifying εἶδος. |
| 25 | εἶδος | εἶδος | NOUN | N-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 συνέπλασεν | obl | high | Complement of ἐς. |
| 26 | ὥσπερ | ὥσπερ | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 22 συνέπλασεν | advcl | medium | Comparative clause marker; attachment somewhat uncertain. |
| 27 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R--------- | _ | 22 συνέπλασεν | case | high | Introduces prepositional phrase. |
| 28 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | L-S---FD- | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 Χιμαίρᾳ | det | high | Article modifying Χιμαίρᾳ. |
| 29 | Χιμαίρᾳ | Χίμαιρα | PROPN | N-S---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 συνέπλασεν | obl | high | Complement of ἐπί. |
| 30 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
οἱ δὲ ὕστερον Κέρβερον ὄνομα ἐποίησαν καὶ κυνὶ τἄλλα εἰκάζοντες κεφαλὰς τρεῖς φασιν ἔχειν αὐτὸν, οὐδέν τι μᾶλλον Ὁμήρου κύνα τὸν ἀνθρώπῳ σύντροφον εἰρηκότος ἢ εἰ δράκοντα ὄντα ἐκάλεσεν Ἅιδου κύνα.
The sentence is syntactically loose and partly parenthetical; I treat ἐκάλεσεν as a second root-level predicate after the comparative clause, and several accusatives (e.g. οὐδέν τι, κυνί/τἄλλα) are elliptical or idiomatic.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | Pd-m-p--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 ἐποίησαν | nsubj | high | Article functioning substantivally with omitted noun. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 6 ἐποίησαν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ὕστερον | ὕστερον | ADV | D-------- | _ | 6 ἐποίησαν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 4 | Κέρβερον | Κέρβερος | PROPN | Ne-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἐποίησαν | obj | high | Direct object. |
| 5 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N--s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 ἐποίησαν | obj | medium | Probably predicative/accusative of result with ἐποίησαν; syntax is somewhat elliptical. |
| 6 | ἐποίησαν | ποιέω | VERB | V3aaia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 εἰκάζοντες | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 8 | κυνὶ | κύων | NOUN | N--s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 εἰκάζοντες | obl | medium | Dative with εἰκάζοντες; exact relation slightly uncertain. |
| 9 | τἄλλα | τὰ ἄλλα | PRON | Px-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 10 εἰκάζοντες | obj | medium | Accusative of respect/extent with εἰκάζοντες; tokenized as contraction. |
| 10 | εἰκάζοντες | εἰκάζω | VERB | Vmpa---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 6 ἐποίησαν | advcl | high | Participial clause modifying the subject. |
| 11 | κεφαλὰς | κεφαλή | NOUN | N--p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 14 ἔχειν | obj | high | Object of ἔχειν. |
| 12 | τρεῖς | τρεῖς | NUM | M-----fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 11 κεφαλὰς | amod | high | Numeral modifying κεφαλάς. |
| 13 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | V3ppia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 6 ἐποίησαν | parataxis | high | Reporting verb. |
| 14 | ἔχειν | ἔχω | VERB | V--pna--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 13 φασιν | xcomp | high | Complement of φασιν. |
| 15 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 14 ἔχειν | obj | high | Object of ἔχειν. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐποίησαν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 17 | οὐδέν | οὐδείς | PRON | Px-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 μᾶλλον | obj | medium | Accusative with comparative idiom μᾶλλον. |
| 18 | τι | τις | PRON | Px-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 17 οὐδέν | advmod | medium | Intensifying/indefinite particle-like pronoun. |
| 19 | μᾶλλον | μᾶλλον | ADV | D-------- | _ | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | advmod | medium | Degree adverb modifying ἐκάλεσεν or the whole comparison. |
| 20 | Ὁμήρου | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | Ne-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 κύνα | nmod | high | Possessive genitive. |
| 21 | κύνα | κύων | NOUN | N--s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 εἰρηκότος | obj | high | Object of εἰρηκότος. |
| 22 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | Pd-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 κύνα | det | high | Article modifying ἀνθρώπῳ σύντροφον. |
| 23 | ἀνθρώπῳ | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N--s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 σύντροφον | obl | high | Dative with σύντροφον. |
| 24 | σύντροφον | σύντροφος | ADJ | A--s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 κύνα | amod | medium | Predicative/attributive adjective agreeing with κύνα; accusative form. |
| 25 | εἰρηκότος | λέγω | VERB | V-prpegsm- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 21 κύνα | acl | high | Genitive absolute-like participial modifier of κύνα. |
| 26 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | cc | high | Comparative conjunction. |
| 27 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | mark | high | Conditional/comparative marker. |
| 28 | δράκοντα | δράκων | NOUN | N--s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 ὄντα | obj | high | Object/complement with ὄντα. |
| 29 | ὄντα | εἰμί | VERB | V-papama- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | advcl | high | Participial clause dependent on ἐκάλεσεν. |
| 30 | ἐκάλεσεν | καλέω | VERB | V3saia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | May be coordinated with prior clause; treated as second root-like predicate in the sentence. |
| 31 | Ἅιδου | Ἅιδης | PROPN | Ne-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 32 κύνα | nmod | high | Possessive genitive. |
| 32 | κύνα | κύων | NOUN | N--s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | obj | high | Object of ἐκάλεσεν. |
| 33 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |