Grammar parses for passage 8.42.2
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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.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 λέγουσι | expl | medium | Likely article used substantively, introducing the content clause. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 5 λέγουσι | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | R | _ | 4 τούτου | case | high | Preposition governing τούτου. |
| 4 | τούτου | οὗτος | PRON | RD-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 3 ἀπὸ | obl | high | Partitive/temporal source phrase with ἀπό. |
| 5 | λέγουσι | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb introducing indirect statement. |
| 6 | θυμῷ | θυμός | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 λέγουσι | obl | medium | Dative of manner/respect. |
| 7 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 8 ἅμα | cc | high | Enclitic connective. |
| 8 | ἅμα | ἅμα | ADV | D | _ | 5 λέγουσι | advmod | high | Adverb modifying the reported actions. |
| 9 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 11 Ποσειδῶνα | case | high | Preposition governing Ποσειδῶνα. |
| 10 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Ποσειδῶνα | det | high | Article with proper name. |
| 11 | Ποσειδῶνα | Ποσειδῶν | PROPN | Ne-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 ἐνδῦναι | obl | high | Goal of motion with ἐς. |
| 12 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 23 ἐνδῦναι | obj | high | Object of the infinitive, referring to the woman. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 24 καὶ | cc | high | Coordinates the infinitival clauses. |
| 14 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 16 Περσεφόνης | case | high | Preposition governing Περσεφόνης. |
| 15 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 Περσεφόνης | det | high | Article with proper name. |
| 16 | Περσεφόνης | Περσεφόνη | PROPN | Ne-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 χρωμένην | obl | high | Genitive complement with ἐπί in the phrase ἐπὶ τῆς Περσεφόνης. |
| 17 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 ἁρπαγῇ | det | high | Article with noun. |
| 18 | ἁρπαγῇ | ἁρπαγή | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 χρωμένην | obl | high | Likely dative of respect/cause with χρωμένην. |
| 19 | πένθει | πένθος | NOUN | N-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 χρωμένην | obl | high | Instrumental/dative accompanying χρωμένην. |
| 20 | χρωμένην | χράομαι | VERB | V-PMP-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 12 αὐτὴν | acl | high | Participle modifying αὐτήν. |
| 21 | μέλαιναν | μέλας | ADJ | A-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 ἐσθῆτα | amod | high | Adjective modifying ἐσθῆτα. |
| 22 | ἐσθῆτα | ἐσθής | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 ἐνδῦναι | obj | high | Direct object of ἐνδῦναι. |
| 23 | ἐνδῦναι | ἐνδύω | VERB | V-ANA | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 5 λέγουσι | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of λέγουσι. |
| 24 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 32 ἀπεῖναι | cc | high | Coordinates the second infinitival clause. |
| 25 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 27 σπήλαιον | case | high | Preposition governing σπήλαιον. |
| 26 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 σπήλαιον | det | high | Article with noun. |
| 27 | σπήλαιον | σπήλαιον | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 32 ἀπεῖναι | obl | high | Goal of motion with ἐς. |
| 28 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | DET | RD-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 27 σπήλαιον | det | high | Demonstrative modifying σπήλαιον. |
| 29 | ἐλθοῦσαν | ἔρχομαι | VERB | V-AAP-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 12 αὐτὴν | advcl | high | Participle agreeing with αὐτήν, prior action to ἀπεῖναι. |
| 30 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 31 χρόνον | case | high | Preposition governing χρόνον. |
| 31 | χρόνον | χρόνος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 32 ἀπεῖναι | obl | high | Accusative of extent of time. |
| 32 | ἀπεῖναι | ἄπειμι | VERB | V-NAI | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 23 ἐνδῦναι | xcomp | high | Second infinitival complement coordinated with ἐνδῦναι. |
| 33 | πολύν | πολύς | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 χρόνον | amod | high | Adjective modifying χρόνον. |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 λέγουσι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
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.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 3 ἐφθείρετο | mark | high | Subordinating conjunction introducing the temporal/causal clause. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 3 ἐφθείρετο | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 3 | ἐφθείρετο | φθείρω | VERB | V-IXI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb of the first clause. |
| 4 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 3 ἐφθείρετο | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 5 | πάντα | πᾶς | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 3 ἐφθείρετο | obj | high | Neuter plural object of ἐφθείρετο. |
| 6 | ὅσα | ὅσος | PRON | Pk-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 9 τρέφει | obj | high | Relative pronoun; antecedent is πάντα. |
| 7 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | L-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 γῆ | det | high | Article with γῆ. |
| 8 | γῆ | γῆ | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 τρέφει | nsubj | high | Subject of τρέφει. |
| 9 | τρέφει | τρέφω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 6 ὅσα | acl:relcl | high | Relative clause modifying ὅσα. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐφθείρετο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 11 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 γένος | det | high | Article with γένος. |
| 12 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 18 ἀπώλλυτο | discourse | high | Postpositive particle on second clause. |
| 13 | ἀνθρώπων | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 γένος | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of γένος. |
| 14 | γένος | γένος | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 ἀπώλλυτο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἀπώλλυτο. |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 18 ἀπώλλυτο | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 16 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 17 πλέον | case | high | Preposition with πλέον. |
| 17 | πλέον | πλέον | ADV | _ | _ | 18 ἀπώλλυτο | advmod | medium | Adverbial phrase meaning 'further/more'. |
| 18 | ἀπώλλυτο | ἀπόλλυμι | VERB | V-IXI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 3 ἐφθείρετο | conj | high | Coordinated finite verb with ἐφθείρετο. |
| 19 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | _ | _ | 21 λιμοῦ | case | high | Agentive preposition. |
| 20 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 λιμοῦ | det | high | Article with λιμοῦ. |
| 21 | λιμοῦ | λιμός | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 ἀπώλλυτο | obl | high | Agent in a passive/middle construction. |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 18 ἀπώλλυτο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 23 | θεῶν | θεός | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 26 ἠπίστατο | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of the understood object 'other gods'. |
| 24 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 26 ἠπίστατο | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 25 | ἄλλων | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 26 ἠπίστατο | amod | high | Adjective modifying θεῶν. |
| 26 | ἠπίστατο | ἐπίσταμαι | VERB | V-IXI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Finite verb of the next main clause; tense-form likely imperfect from ἐπίσταμαι. |
| 27 | ἄρα | ἄρα | PART | _ | _ | 26 ἠπίστατο | discourse | high | Inferential particle. |
| 28 | οὐδεὶς | οὐδείς | PRON | Px-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 ἠπίστατο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἠπίστατο. |
| 29 | ἔνθα | ἔνθα | ADV | _ | _ | 30 ἀπεκέκρυπτο | advmod | high | Locative adverb modifying ἀπεκέκρυπτο. |
| 30 | ἀπεκέκρυπτο | ἀποκρύπτω | VERB | V-IXI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Plup|Voice=Mid | 26 ἠπίστατο | ccomp | high | Content clause dependent on ἠπίστατο. |
| 31 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | L-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 32 Δημήτηρ | det | high | Article with Δημήτηρ. |
| 32 | Δημήτηρ | Δημήτηρ | PROPN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 ἀπεκέκρυπτο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἀπεκέκρυπτο. |
| 33 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 ἠπίστατο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 34 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | L-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 36 Πᾶνα | det | high | Article with Πᾶνα. |
| 35 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 37 ἐπιέναι | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 36 | Πᾶνα | Πάν | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 37 ἐπιέναι | obj | high | Accusative object of ἐπιέναι. |
| 37 | ἐπιέναι | ἔπειμι | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 26 ἠπίστατο | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive dependent on ἠπίστατο. |
| 38 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 37 ἐπιέναι | discourse | high | Correlative particle, left hanging by the excerpt. |