Pausanias Analysis

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Passage 8.42.2

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Sentence 1

8.42.2 sentence 1

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τὸ δὲ ἀπὸ τούτου λέγουσι θυμῷ τε ἅμα ἐς τὸν Ποσειδῶνα αὐτὴν καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς Περσεφόνης τῇ ἁρπαγῇ πένθει χρωμένην μέλαιναν ἐσθῆτα ἐνδῦναι καὶ ἐς τὸ σπήλαιον τοῦτο ἐλθοῦσαν ἐπὶ χρόνον ἀπεῖναι πολύν.

The main difficulty is the long indirect statement with coordinated infinitives and participles modifying αὐτήν.

punct xcomp advcl obl obj cc xcomp acl cc obl expl obl discourse advmod case case obl case amod case obl obl cc det det det obl amod obj det det case obl root 1 τὸ ὁ / DET 2 δὲ δέ / PART 3 ἀπὸ ἀπό / ADP 4 τούτου οὗτος / PRON 5 λέγουσι λέγω / VERB 6 θυμῷ θυμός / NOUN 7 τε τε / PART 8 ἅμα ἅμα / ADV 9 ἐς εἰς / ADP 10 τὸν ὁ / DET 11 Ποσειδῶνα Ποσειδῶν / PROPN 12 αὐτὴν αὐτός / PRON 13 καὶ καί / CCONJ 14 ἐπὶ ἐπί / ADP 15 τῆς ὁ / DET 16 Περσεφόνης Περσεφόνη / PROPN 17 τῇ ὁ / DET 18 ἁρπαγῇ ἁρπαγή / NOUN 19 πένθει πένθος / NOUN 20 χρωμένην χράομαι / VERB 21 μέλαιναν μέλας / ADJ 22 ἐσθῆτα ἐσθής / NOUN 23 ἐνδῦναι ἐνδύω / VERB 24 καὶ καί / CCONJ 25 ἐς εἰς / ADP 26 τὸ ὁ / DET 27 σπήλαιον σπήλαιον / NOUN 28 τοῦτο οὗτος / DET 29 ἐλθοῦσαν ἔρχομαι / VERB 30 ἐπὶ ἐπί / ADP 31 χρόνον χρόνος / NOUN 32 ἀπεῖναι ἄπειμι / VERB 33 πολύν πολύς / ADJ 34 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1τὸDETT-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art5 λέγουσιexplmediumLikely article used substantively, introducing the content clause.
2δὲδέPART__5 λέγουσιdiscoursehighPostpositive particle.
3ἀπὸἀπόADPR_4 τούτουcasehighPreposition governing τούτου.
4τούτουοὗτοςPRONRD-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem3 ἀπὸoblhighPartitive/temporal source phrase with ἀπό.
5λέγουσιλέγωVERBV-PAI-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothighMain verb introducing indirect statement.
6θυμῷθυμόςNOUNN-DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing5 λέγουσιoblmediumDative of manner/respect.
7τετεPART__8 ἅμαcchighEnclitic connective.
8ἅμαἅμαADVD_5 λέγουσιadvmodhighAdverb modifying the reported actions.
9ἐςεἰςADPR_11 ΠοσειδῶναcasehighPreposition governing Ποσειδῶνα.
10τὸνDETT-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art11 ΠοσειδῶναdethighArticle with proper name.
11ΠοσειδῶναΠοσειδῶνPROPNNe-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing23 ἐνδῦναιoblhighGoal of motion with ἐς.
12αὐτὴναὐτόςPRONP-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs23 ἐνδῦναιobjhighObject of the infinitive, referring to the woman.
13καὶκαίCCONJC_24 καὶcchighCoordinates the infinitival clauses.
14ἐπὶἐπίADPR_16 ΠερσεφόνηςcasehighPreposition governing Περσεφόνης.
15τῆςDETT-GSFCase=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art16 ΠερσεφόνηςdethighArticle with proper name.
16ΠερσεφόνηςΠερσεφόνηPROPNNe-GSFCase=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing20 χρωμένηνoblhighGenitive complement with ἐπί in the phrase ἐπὶ τῆς Περσεφόνης.
17τῇDETT-DSFCase=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art18 ἁρπαγῇdethighArticle with noun.
18ἁρπαγῇἁρπαγήNOUNN-DSFCase=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing20 χρωμένηνoblhighLikely dative of respect/cause with χρωμένην.
19πένθειπένθοςNOUNN-DSNCase=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing20 χρωμένηνoblhighInstrumental/dative accompanying χρωμένην.
20χρωμένηνχράομαιVERBV-PMP-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid12 αὐτὴνaclhighParticiple modifying αὐτήν.
21μέλαινανμέλαςADJA-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing22 ἐσθῆταamodhighAdjective modifying ἐσθῆτα.
22ἐσθῆταἐσθήςNOUNN-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing23 ἐνδῦναιobjhighDirect object of ἐνδῦναι.
23ἐνδῦναιἐνδύωVERBV-ANATense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act5 λέγουσιxcomphighInfinitival complement of λέγουσι.
24καὶκαίCCONJC_32 ἀπεῖναιcchighCoordinates the second infinitival clause.
25ἐςεἰςADPR_27 σπήλαιονcasehighPreposition governing σπήλαιον.
26τὸDETT-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art27 σπήλαιονdethighArticle with noun.
27σπήλαιονσπήλαιονNOUNN-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing32 ἀπεῖναιoblhighGoal of motion with ἐς.
28τοῦτοοὗτοςDETRD-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem27 σπήλαιονdethighDemonstrative modifying σπήλαιον.
29ἐλθοῦσανἔρχομαιVERBV-AAP-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act12 αὐτὴνadvclhighParticiple agreeing with αὐτήν, prior action to ἀπεῖναι.
30ἐπὶἐπίADPR_31 χρόνονcasehighPreposition governing χρόνον.
31χρόνονχρόνοςNOUNN-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing32 ἀπεῖναιoblhighAccusative of extent of time.
32ἀπεῖναιἄπειμιVERBV-NAITense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act23 ἐνδῦναιxcomphighSecond infinitival complement coordinated with ἐνδῦναι.
33πολύνπολύςADJA-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing31 χρόνονamodhighAdjective modifying χρόνον.
34..PUNCT__5 λέγουσιpuncthighSentence-final punctuation.
Sentence 2

8.42.2 sentence 2

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ὡς δὲ ἐφθείρετο μὲν πάντα ὅσα ἡ γῆ τρέφει, τὸ δὲ ἀνθρώπων γένος καὶ ἐς πλέον ἀπώλλυτο ὑπὸ τοῦ λιμοῦ, θεῶν μὲν ἄλλων ἠπίστατο ἄρα οὐδεὶς ἔνθα ἀπεκέκρυπτο ἡ Δημήτηρ, τὸν δὲ Πᾶνα ἐπιέναι μὲν

The sentence is highly paratactic with several μέν/δέ pairings; the final infinitival clause is left incomplete in the excerpt.

conj xcomp punct punct discourse nsubj punct ccomp obj acl:relcl det cc obl nmod mark obj case discourse nsubj nsubj det discourse discourse discourse det nsubj nmod case advmod det amod discourse advmod det obj discourse root root 1 ὡς ὡς / SCONJ 2 δὲ δέ / PART 3 ἐφθείρετο φθείρω / VERB 4 μὲν μέν / PART 5 πάντα πᾶς / ADJ 6 ὅσα ὅσος / PRON 7 ὁ / DET 8 γῆ γῆ / NOUN 9 τρέφει τρέφω / VERB 10 , , / PUNCT 11 τὸ ὁ / DET 12 δὲ δέ / PART 13 ἀνθρώπων ἄνθρωπος / NOUN 14 γένος γένος / NOUN 15 καὶ καί / CCONJ 16 ἐς εἰς / ADP 17 πλέον πλέον / ADV 18 ἀπώλλυτο ἀπόλλυμι / VERB 19 ὑπὸ ὑπό / ADP 20 τοῦ ὁ / DET 21 λιμοῦ λιμός / NOUN 22 , , / PUNCT 23 θεῶν θεός / NOUN 24 μὲν μέν / PART 25 ἄλλων ἄλλος / ADJ 26 ἠπίστατο ἐπίσταμαι / VERB 27 ἄρα ἄρα / PART 28 οὐδεὶς οὐδείς / PRON 29 ἔνθα ἔνθα / ADV 30 ἀπεκέκρυπτο ἀποκρύπτω / VERB 31 ὁ / DET 32 Δημήτηρ Δημήτηρ / PROPN 33 , , / PUNCT 34 τὸν ὁ / DET 35 δὲ δέ / PART 36 Πᾶνα Πάν / PROPN 37 ἐπιέναι ἔπειμι / VERB 38 μὲν μέν / PART
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ὡςὡςSCONJ__3 ἐφθείρετοmarkhighSubordinating conjunction introducing the temporal/causal clause.
2δὲδέPART__3 ἐφθείρετοdiscoursehighPostpositive discourse particle.
3ἐφθείρετοφθείρωVERBV-IXI-3SMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid0 ROOTroothighMain finite verb of the first clause.
4μὲνμένPART__3 ἐφθείρετοdiscoursehighCorrelative particle.
5πάνταπᾶςADJA-APNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur3 ἐφθείρετοobjhighNeuter plural object of ἐφθείρετο.
6ὅσαὅσοςPRONPk-APNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur9 τρέφειobjhighRelative pronoun; antecedent is πάντα.
7DETL-NSFCase=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art8 γῆdethighArticle with γῆ.
8γῆγῆNOUNN-NSFCase=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing9 τρέφειnsubjhighSubject of τρέφει.
9τρέφειτρέφωVERBV-PAI-3SMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act6 ὅσαacl:relclhighRelative clause modifying ὅσα.
10,,PUNCT__3 ἐφθείρετοpuncthighPunctuation.
11τὸDETL-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art14 γένοςdethighArticle with γένος.
12δὲδέPART__18 ἀπώλλυτοdiscoursehighPostpositive particle on second clause.
13ἀνθρώπωνἄνθρωποςNOUNN-GPMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur14 γένοςnmodhighGenitive modifier of γένος.
14γένοςγένοςNOUNN-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing18 ἀπώλλυτοnsubjhighSubject of ἀπώλλυτο.
15καὶκαίCCONJ__18 ἀπώλλυτοcchighCoordinating conjunction.
16ἐςεἰςADP__17 πλέονcasehighPreposition with πλέον.
17πλέονπλέονADV__18 ἀπώλλυτοadvmodmediumAdverbial phrase meaning 'further/more'.
18ἀπώλλυτοἀπόλλυμιVERBV-IXI-3SMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid3 ἐφθείρετοconjhighCoordinated finite verb with ἐφθείρετο.
19ὑπὸὑπόADP__21 λιμοῦcasehighAgentive preposition.
20τοῦDETL-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art21 λιμοῦdethighArticle with λιμοῦ.
21λιμοῦλιμόςNOUNN-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing18 ἀπώλλυτοoblhighAgent in a passive/middle construction.
22,,PUNCT__18 ἀπώλλυτοpuncthighPunctuation.
23θεῶνθεόςNOUNN-GPMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur26 ἠπίστατοnmodhighGenitive modifier of the understood object 'other gods'.
24μὲνμένPART__26 ἠπίστατοdiscoursehighCorrelative particle.
25ἄλλωνἄλλοςADJA-GPMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur26 ἠπίστατοamodhighAdjective modifying θεῶν.
26ἠπίστατοἐπίσταμαιVERBV-IXI-3SMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid0 ROOTrootmediumFinite verb of the next main clause; tense-form likely imperfect from ἐπίσταμαι.
27ἄραἄραPART__26 ἠπίστατοdiscoursehighInferential particle.
28οὐδεὶςοὐδείςPRONPx-NSMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing26 ἠπίστατοnsubjhighSubject of ἠπίστατο.
29ἔνθαἔνθαADV__30 ἀπεκέκρυπτοadvmodhighLocative adverb modifying ἀπεκέκρυπτο.
30ἀπεκέκρυπτοἀποκρύπτωVERBV-IXI-3SMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Plup|Voice=Mid26 ἠπίστατοccomphighContent clause dependent on ἠπίστατο.
31DETL-NSFCase=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art32 ΔημήτηρdethighArticle with Δημήτηρ.
32ΔημήτηρΔημήτηρPROPNN-NSFCase=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing30 ἀπεκέκρυπτοnsubjhighSubject of ἀπεκέκρυπτο.
33,,PUNCT__26 ἠπίστατοpuncthighPunctuation.
34τὸνDETL-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art36 ΠᾶναdethighArticle with Πᾶνα.
35δὲδέPART__37 ἐπιέναιdiscoursehighPostpositive particle.
36ΠᾶναΠάνPROPNN-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing37 ἐπιέναιobjhighAccusative object of ἐπιέναι.
37ἐπιέναιἔπειμιVERBV-PANTense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act26 ἠπίστατοxcomphighComplement infinitive dependent on ἠπίστατο.
38μὲνμένPART__37 ἐπιέναιdiscoursehighCorrelative particle, left hanging by the excerpt.
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