Pausanias Analysis

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Passage 8.4.8

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Sentence 2

8.4.8 sentence 2

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Ἀγαμήδης μὲν γὰρ καὶ Γόρτυς οἱ Στυμφήλου τέταρτον γένος ἦσαν ἀπὸ Ἀρκάδος, Ἄλεος δὲ τρίτον ὁ Ἀφείδαντος.

The first clause has a genitive-of-descent phrase ἀπὸ Ἀρκάδος; τέταρτον γένος is predicative with ἦσαν. The second clause is elliptical, with Ἄλεος and ὁ Ἀφείδαντος as coordinated subjects and τρίτον as the omitted/understood predicate nominal; οἱ Στυμφήλου is appositional/descent material for Γόρτυς and Ἀγαμήδης. Concord and attachment of οἱ are somewhat uncertain.

nsubj punct discourse discourse conj conj nmod punct obl nsubj cc appos nmod amod xcomp case cc det root 1 Ἀγαμήδης Ἀγαμήδης / PROPN 2 μὲν μέν / PART 3 γὰρ γάρ / PART 4 καὶ καί / CCONJ 5 Γόρτυς Γόρτυς / PROPN 6 οἱ ὁ / DET 7 Στυμφήλου Στύμφηλος / PROPN 8 τέταρτον τέταρτος / ADJ 9 γένος γένος / NOUN 10 ἦσαν εἰμί / AUX 11 ἀπὸ ἀπό / ADP 12 Ἀρκάδος Ἀρκάς / PROPN 13 , , / PUNCT 14 Ἄλεος Ἄλεος / PROPN 15 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 16 τρίτον τρίτος / ADJ 17 ὁ / DET 18 Ἀφείδαντος Ἀφείδαντος / PROPN 19 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ἈγαμήδηςἈγαμήδηςPROPNN---MS--Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing10 ἦσανnsubjhigh
2μὲνμένPARTDf_10 ἦσανdiscoursehighCorrelative particle.
3γὰργάρPARTDf_10 ἦσανdiscoursehighPostpositive explanatory particle.
4καὶκαίCCONJC---------_5 Γόρτυςcchigh
5ΓόρτυςΓόρτυςPROPNN---MS--Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing10 ἦσανconjhighCoordinated with Ἀγαμήδης.
6οἱDETS---MPN-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur5 ΓόρτυςapposlowLikely article used substantivally or a relative/pronominal form in an appositional genealogical phrase; attachment is uncertain.
7ΣτυμφήλουΣτύμφηλοςPROPNN---MSG-Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing6 οἱnmodmediumGenitive of descent/relationship.
8τέταρτοντέταρτοςADJA---NSN-Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing9 γένοςamodhighNeuter predicative adjective agreeing with γένος.
9γένοςγένοςNOUNN---NSN-Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing10 ἦσανxcomphighPredicative nominal with ἦσαν.
10ἦσανεἰμίAUXV3PIIA---Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothigh
11ἀπὸἀπόADPR--------_12 Ἀρκάδοςcasehigh
12ἈρκάδοςἈρκάςPROPNN---MSG-Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing10 ἦσανoblhighSource/descent complement of the predication.
13,,PUNCT__10 ἦσανpuncthigh
14ἌλεοςἌλεοςPROPNN---MS--Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing16 τρίτονnsubjmediumSubject of an elliptical second predication.
15δὲδέCCONJC---------_16 τρίτονcchighAdversative/correlative particle.
16τρίτοντρίτοςADJA---NSN-Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing10 ἦσανconjmediumElliptical predicate corresponding to τέταρτον γένος; syntax is compressed.
17DETS---MSN-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing18 Ἀφείδαντοςdethigh
18ἈφείδαντοςἈφείδαντοςPROPNN---MSG-Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing14 ἌλεοςnmodmediumGenitive name after the article; likely genealogical identification, though the phrase is textually compressed.
19..PUNCT__10 ἦσανpuncthigh
Sentence 3

8.4.8 sentence 3

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Ἄλεος δὲ τῇ τε Ἀθηνᾷ τῇ Ἀλέᾳ τὸ ἱερὸν ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐν Τεγέᾳ τὸ ἀρχαῖον καὶ αὐτῷ κατεσκεύαστο αὐτόθι ἡ βασιλεία·

The sentence has two coordinated predicates: ᾠκοδόμησεν takes τὸ ἱερόν as object and τῇ Ἀθηνᾷ τῇ Ἀλέᾳ as dative beneficiary/dedication; κατεσκεύαστο is a middle/pluperfect form with αὐτῷ as a dative possessor/beneficiary and ἡ βασιλεία as subject. The exact force of κατεσκεύαστο is somewhat uncertain.

punct nsubj cc conj obl amod nsubj det appos obl cc cc det det obj case det iobj advmod det root 1 Ἄλεος Ἄλεος / PROPN 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 τῇ ὁ / DET 4 τε τε / CCONJ 5 Ἀθηνᾷ Ἀθηνᾶ / PROPN 6 τῇ ὁ / DET 7 Ἀλέᾳ Ἀλέα / PROPN 8 τὸ ὁ / DET 9 ἱερὸν ἱερόν / NOUN 10 ᾠκοδόμησεν οἰκοδομέω / VERB 11 ἐν ἐν / ADP 12 Τεγέᾳ Τεγέα / PROPN 13 τὸ ὁ / DET 14 ἀρχαῖον ἀρχαῖος / ADJ 15 καὶ καί / CCONJ 16 αὐτῷ αὐτός / PRON 17 κατεσκεύαστο κατασκευάζω / VERB 18 αὐτόθι αὐτόθι / ADV 19 ὁ / DET 20 βασιλεία βασιλεία / NOUN 21 · · / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ἌλεοςἌλεοςPROPNne-s---mn-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing10 ᾠκοδόμησενnsubjhigh
2δὲδέCCONJc--------_10 ᾠκοδόμησενcchighPostpositive connective.
3τῇDETl-s---fd-Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing5 Ἀθηνᾷdethigh
4τετεCCONJc--------_5 ἈθηνᾷcchighCorrelative/連 coordinating particle with a second τῇ.
5ἈθηνᾷἈθηνᾶPROPNne-s---fd-Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing10 ᾠκοδόμησενoblhighDative of dedication/beneficiary.
6τῇDETl-s---fd-Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing7 Ἀλέᾳdethigh
7ἈλέᾳἈλέαPROPNne-s---fd-Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing5 ἈθηνᾷapposhighEpithet/name in apposition to Ἀθηνᾷ.
8τὸDETl-s---na-Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing9 ἱερὸνdethigh
9ἱερὸνἱερόνNOUNa-s---na-Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing10 ᾠκοδόμησενobjhighSubstantivized adjective, 'sanctuary/temple'.
10ᾠκοδόμησενοἰκοδομέωVERBv3saia---Aspect=Aor|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothigh
11ἐνἐνADPr--------_12 Τεγέᾳcasehigh
12ΤεγέᾳΤεγέαPROPNne-s---fd-Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing10 ᾠκοδόμησενoblhighLocative dative governed by ἐν.
13τὸDETl-s---na-Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing14 ἀρχαῖονdethigh
14ἀρχαῖονἀρχαῖοςADJa-s---na-Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing9 ἱερὸνamodmediumLikely modifies ἱερόν across the intervening locative phrase; could instead be substantivized ('the ancient [one/temple]').
15καὶκαίCCONJc--------_17 κατεσκεύαστοcchighCoordinates the second predicate.
16αὐτῷαὐτόςPRONp-s---md-Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs17 κατεσκεύαστοiobjmediumDative of possession/benefit; antecedent likely Ἄλεος.
17κατεσκεύαστοκατασκευάζωVERBv3slim---Aspect=Plup|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Mid10 ᾠκοδόμησενconjlowMiddle pluperfect; exact lexical force and parsing are uncertain.
18αὐτόθιαὐτόθιADVd--------_17 κατεσκεύαστοadvmodhighLocative adverb, 'there'.
19DETl-s---fn-Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing20 βασιλείαdethigh
20βασιλείαβασιλείαNOUNn-s---fn-Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing17 κατεσκεύαστοnsubjhigh
21··PUNCT__10 ᾠκοδόμησενpuncthigh
Sentence 4

8.4.8 sentence 4

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Γόρτυς δὲ ὁ Στυμφήλου πόλιν Γόρτυνα ᾤκισεν ἐπὶ ποταμῷ· καλεῖται δὲ Γορτύνιος καὶ ὁ ποταμός.

Γόρτυς is the subject of ᾤκισεν, with ὁ Στυμφήλου a genitive patronymic/appositional modifier; Γόρτυνα is the object and πόλιν its accusative predicative/appositional complement. In the second clause, Γορτύνιος is the predicate nominative of καλεῖται, with ὁ ποταμός as subject.

nsubj punct cc nsubj conj nmod punct obl xcomp cc det appos obj case cc det root 1 Γόρτυς Γόρτυς / PROPN 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 ὁ / DET 4 Στυμφήλου Στύμφηλος / PROPN 5 πόλιν πόλις / NOUN 6 Γόρτυνα Γόρτυς / PROPN 7 ᾤκισεν οἰκίζω / VERB 8 ἐπὶ ἐπί / ADP 9 ποταμῷ ποταμός / NOUN 10 · · / PUNCT 11 καλεῖται καλέω / VERB 12 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 13 Γορτύνιος Γορτύνιος / ADJ 14 καὶ καί / CCONJ 15 ὁ / DET 16 ποταμός ποταμός / NOUN 17 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ΓόρτυςΓόρτυςPROPNN--NSM-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing7 ᾤκισενnsubjhigh
2δὲδέCCONJC--------_7 ᾤκισενcchighPostpositive connective.
3DETL--NSM-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing4 Στυμφήλουdethigh
4ΣτυμφήλουΣτύμφηλοςPROPNN--GSM-Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing1 ΓόρτυςnmodmediumGenitive patronymic/identifying modifier of Γόρτυς.
5πόλινπόλιςNOUNN--ASF-Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing6 ΓόρτυναapposmediumAppositional/predicative accusative with Γόρτυνα.
6ΓόρτυναΓόρτυςPROPNN--ASF-Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing7 ᾤκισενobjhighCity name, object of ᾤκισεν.
7ᾤκισενοἰκίζωVERBV--AAI3S-Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothigh
8ἐπὶἐπίADPR--------_9 ποταμῷcasehighWith dative, locative meaning.
9ποταμῷποταμόςNOUNN--DSM-Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing7 ᾤκισενoblhighLocative oblique complement.
10··PUNCT__7 ᾤκισενpuncthigh
11καλεῖταικαλέωVERBV-PPMI3S-Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid7 ᾤκισενconjhighMiddle/passive form, coordinated clause.
12δὲδέCCONJC--------_11 καλεῖταιcchighPostpositive connective.
13ΓορτύνιοςΓορτύνιοςADJA--NSM-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing11 καλεῖταιxcompmediumPredicative adjective/name, agreeing with ὁ ποταμός.
14καὶκαίCCONJC--------_16 ποταμόςcchigh
15DETL--NSM-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing16 ποταμόςdethigh
16ποταμόςποταμόςNOUNN--NSM-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing11 καλεῖταιnsubjhighSubject of καλεῖται.
17..PUNCT__11 καλεῖταιpuncthigh
Sentence 5

8.4.8 sentence 5

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Ἀλέῳ δὲ ἄρσενες μὲν παῖδες Λυκοῦργός τε καὶ Ἀμφιδάμας καὶ Κηφεύς, θυγάτηρ δὲ ἐγένετο Αὔγη.

Elliptical nominal predicate: ἄρσενες παῖδες are the male children of Aleus, with three coordinated names; θυγάτηρ is the contrasting female child, and ἐγένετο is the finite predicate for Αὔγη.

punct conj punct conj nmod cc conj amod nsubj discourse appos cc cc cc cc nsubj root 1 Ἀλέῳ Ἀλεός / PROPN 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 ἄρσενες ἄρσην / ADJ 4 μὲν μέν / PART 5 παῖδες παῖς / NOUN 6 Λυκοῦργός Λυκοῦργος / PROPN 7 τε τε / CCONJ 8 καὶ καί / CCONJ 9 Ἀμφιδάμας Ἀμφιδάμας / PROPN 10 καὶ καί / CCONJ 11 Κηφεύς Κηφεύς / PROPN 12 , , / PUNCT 13 θυγάτηρ θυγάτηρ / NOUN 14 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 15 ἐγένετο γίγνομαι / VERB 16 Αὔγη Αὔγη / PROPN 17 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ἈλέῳἈλεόςPROPNNe.Dat.SgCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing5 παῖδεςnmodhighDative of possessor/association with παῖδες.
2δὲδέCCONJ__5 παῖδεςcchighPostpositive adversative/continuative conjunction.
3ἄρσενεςἄρσηνADJA-Nom-Masc-PlCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur5 παῖδεςamodhighAdjectival modifier of παῖδες.
4μὲνμένPART__5 παῖδεςdiscoursehighCorrelative particle, contrasted with δὲ at token 14.
5παῖδεςπαῖςNOUNN-Nom-Masc-PlCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur0 ROOTroothighNominal predicate/topic; coordinated personal names specify the sons.
6ΛυκοῦργόςΛυκοῦργοςPROPNNe-Nom-Masc-SgCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing5 παῖδεςapposhighFirst appositional name identifying a son.
7τετεCCONJ__6 ΛυκοῦργόςcchighCoordinating enclitic.
8καὶκαίCCONJ__9 ἈμφιδάμαςcchighCoordinates the second and third names.
9ἈμφιδάμαςἈμφιδάμαςPROPNNe-Nom-Masc-SgCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing6 ΛυκοῦργόςconjhighSecond appositional name, coordinated with Λυκοῦργος.
10καὶκαίCCONJ__11 ΚηφεύςcchighCoordinates the final name.
11ΚηφεύςΚηφεύςPROPNNe-Nom-Masc-SgCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing6 ΛυκοῦργόςconjhighThird appositional name, coordinated with the preceding names.
12,,PUNCT__5 παῖδεςpuncthigh
13θυγάτηρθυγάτηρNOUNN-Nom-Fem-SgCase=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing15 ἐγένετοnsubjhighSubject of ἐγένετο, contrasting with the preceding sons.
14δὲδέCCONJ__15 ἐγένετοcchighPostpositive conjunction introducing the daughter clause.
15ἐγένετογίγνομαιVERBV-Aor-Med-Ind-3SAspect=Perf|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid5 παῖδεςconjhighFinite predicate coordinated with the elliptical first clause; middle aorist means 'was born/came to be'.
16ΑὔγηΑὔγηPROPNNe-Nom-Fem-SgCase=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing15 ἐγένετοnsubjhighSubject/name in apposition to θυγάτηρ.
17..PUNCT__5 παῖδεςpuncthigh
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