Pausanias Analysis

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Passage 9.12.4

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Sentence 1

9.12.4 sentence 1

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λέγεται δὲ καὶ τόδε, ὡς ὁμοῦ τῷ κεραυνῷ βληθέντι ἐς τὸν Σεμέλης θάλαμον πέσοι ξύλον ἐξ οὐρανοῦ·

λέγεται is impersonal/passive ‘it is said’; ὡς introduces the reported content. βληθέντι agrees with κεραυνῷ, while πέσοι is an optative in indirect discourse with ξύλον as subject; Σεμέλης is a genitive dependent on θάλαμον.

punct conj mark acl punct obj advmod case obl det cc advmod det obl nmod obl nsubj case root 1 λέγεται λέγω / VERB 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 καὶ καί / CCONJ 4 τόδε ὅδε / PRON 5 , , / PUNCT 6 ὡς ὡς / SCONJ 7 ὁμοῦ ὁμοῦ / ADV 8 τῷ ὁ / DET 9 κεραυνῷ κεραυνός / NOUN 10 βληθέντι βάλλω / VERB 11 ἐς εἰς / ADP 12 τὸν ὁ / DET 13 Σεμέλης Σεμέλη / PROPN 14 θάλαμον θάλαμος / NOUN 15 πέσοι πίπτω / VERB 16 ξύλον ξύλον / NOUN 17 ἐξ ἐκ / ADP 18 οὐρανοῦ οὐρανός / NOUN 19 · · / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1λέγεταιλέγωVERBV-PII-3SMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Pass0 ROOTroothigh
2δὲδέCCONJCONJ_1 λέγεταιcchigh
3καὶκαίCCONJCONJ_4 τόδεadvmodhigh
4τόδεὅδεPRONPDCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing1 λέγεταιobjhighSubstantivized demonstrative, ‘this point/story’.
5,,PUNCT__1 λέγεταιpuncthigh
6ὡςὡςSCONJCONJ_15 πέσοιmarkhighIntroduces reported content.
7ὁμοῦὁμοῦADVADV_10 βληθέντιadvmodhighAdverbial ‘together/at the same time’.
8τῷὁDETD-DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing9 κεραυνῷdethigh
9κεραυνῷκεραυνόςNOUNN-DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing10 βληθέντιoblhighDative with βληθέντι; denotes the lightning bolt.
10βληθέντιβάλλωVERBV-APP-DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass15 πέσοιaclhighAorist passive participle agreeing with κεραυνῷ.
11ἐςεἰςADPPREP_14 θάλαμονcasehigh
12τὸνὁDETD-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing14 θάλαμονdethigh
13ΣεμέληςΣεμέληPROPNN-GSFCase=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing14 θάλαμονnmodhighProper-name genitive.
14θάλαμονθάλαμοςNOUNN-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing15 πέσοιoblhighAccusative governed by ἐς.
15πέσοιπίπτωVERBV-AO-3SMood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act1 λέγεταιconjhighAorist optative in reported/indirect discourse; syntactically main predicate of the ὡς-clause.
16ξύλονξύλονNOUNN-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing15 πέσοιnsubjhigh
17ἐξἐκADPPREP_18 οὐρανοῦcasehigh
18οὐρανοῦοὐρανόςNOUNN-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing15 πέσοιoblhighGenitive governed by ἐξ.
19··PUNCT__1 λέγεταιpuncthigh
Sentence 2

9.12.4 sentence 2

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Πολύδωρον δὲ τὸ ξύλον τοῦτο χαλκῷ λέγουσιν ἐπικοσμήσαντα Διόνυσον καλέσαι Κάδμον.

Indirect statement after λέγουσιν: ξύλον τοῦτο is the subject of καλέσαι, with Πολύδωρον as accusative subject of the participial circumstance and Κάδμον as the name assigned by καλέσαι.

obj nsubj cc punct ccomp obl advcl det det obj obj root 1 Πολύδωρον Πολύδωρος / PROPN 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 τὸ ὁ / DET 4 ξύλον ξύλον / NOUN 5 τοῦτο οὗτος / DET 6 χαλκῷ χαλκός / NOUN 7 λέγουσιν λέγω / VERB 8 ἐπικοσμήσαντα ἐπικοσμέω / VERB 9 Διόνυσον Διόνυσος / PROPN 10 καλέσαι καλέω / VERB 11 Κάδμον Κάδμος / PROPN 12 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ΠολύδωρονΠολύδωροςPROPNA-—-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing10 καλέσαιobjhighPersonal name, accusative subject of the infinitival clause.
2δὲδέCCONJCONJ_7 λέγουσινcchigh
3τὸὁDETT--NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing4 ξύλονdethigh
4ξύλονξύλονNOUNN--NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing10 καλέσαιnsubjhighSubject of καλέσαι.
5τοῦτοοὗτοςDETPD--NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem4 ξύλονdethighDemonstrative determiner agreeing with ξύλον.
6χαλκῷχαλκόςNOUNN--DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing8 ἐπικοσμήσανταoblhighInstrumental dative.
7λέγουσινλέγωVERBV-PAI-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothigh
8ἐπικοσμήσανταἐπικοσμέωVERBV-AAP-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act10 καλέσαιadvclmediumAccusative aorist participle agreeing with Πολύδωρον; construed with the infinitival report.
9ΔιόνυσονΔιόνυσοςPROPNA-—-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing8 ἐπικοσμήσανταobjhighObject of ἐπικοσμήσαντα.
10καλέσαικαλέωVERBV-2AAI-—Mood=Inf|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act7 λέγουσινccomphighAorist infinitive in indirect statement after λέγουσιν.
11ΚάδμονΚάδμοςPROPNA-—-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing10 καλέσαιobjhighObject complement/name assigned by καλέσαι.
12..PUNCT__7 λέγουσινpuncthigh
Sentence 3

9.12.4 sentence 3

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πλησίον δὲ Διονύσου ἄγαλμα, καὶ τοῦτο Ὀνασιμήδης ἐποίησε διʼ ὅλου πλῆρες ὑπὸ τοῦ χαλκοῦ·

The first clause is verbless (ἄγαλμα πλησίον Διονύσου), while ἐποίησε governs τοῦτο with πλῆρες as a predicative complement; the phrase διʼ ὅλου ... ὑπὸ τοῦ χαλκοῦ is lexically/syntactically difficult, so its attachment is tentative.

punct nsubj amod advmod cc xcomp obl cc obl obj case case punct nsubj det root 1 πλησίον πλησίον / ADV 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 Διονύσου Διόνυσος / PROPN 4 ἄγαλμα ἄγαλμα / NOUN 5 , , / PUNCT 6 καὶ καί / CCONJ 7 τοῦτο οὗτος / PRON 8 Ὀνασιμήδης Ὀνασιμήδης / PROPN 9 ἐποίησε ποιέω / VERB 10 διʼ διά / ADP 11 ὅλου ὅλος / ADJ 12 πλῆρες πλήρης / ADJ 13 ὑπὸ ὑπό / ADP 14 τοῦ ὁ / DET 15 χαλκοῦ χαλκός / NOUN 16 · · / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1πλησίονπλησίονADVADV_4 ἄγαλμαadvmodhighAdverbial predicate modifier meaning 'nearby'.
2δὲδέCCONJCONJ_4 ἄγαλμαcchighPostpositive connective.
3ΔιονύσουΔιόνυσοςPROPNN-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing1 πλησίονoblhighGenitive complement of πλησίον.
4ἄγαλμαἄγαλμαNOUNN-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing9 ἐποίησεnsubjmediumNominal subject of the verbless first clause; supplies the understood location/existence predicate.
5,,PUNCTPUNCT_4 ἄγαλμαpuncthigh
6καὶκαίCCONJCONJ_9 ἐποίησεcchighCoordinates the second clause.
7τοῦτοοὗτοςPROND-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing9 ἐποίησεobjhighDemonstrative object of ἐποίησε.
8ὈνασιμήδηςὈνασιμήδηςPROPNN-NSMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing9 ἐποίησεnsubjhighAgentive subject of ἐποίησε.
9ἐποίησεποιέωVERBV-3AAI-SMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothighFinite main verb; first clause is coordinated/asyndetically linked with an omitted copula.
10διʼδιάADPP_12 πλῆρεςcasehighElided form of διά before vowel; governs the genitive.
11ὅλουὅλοςADJA-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing15 χαλκοῦamodmediumGenitive adjective agreeing with χαλκοῦ; phrase διʼ ὅλου πλῆρες is semantically and syntactically difficult.
12πλῆρεςπλήρηςADJA-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing9 ἐποίησεxcompmediumPredicative adjective/object complement describing τοῦτο as full or solid.
13ὑπὸὑπόADPP_15 χαλκοῦcasehighPreposition governing the genitive phrase.
14τοῦὁDETT-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing15 χαλκοῦdethighArticle agreeing with χαλκοῦ.
15χαλκοῦχαλκόςNOUNN-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing12 πλῆρεςoblmediumGenitive complement of ὑπό, likely expressing material or agency; construction is unusual.
16··PUNCTPUNCT_9 ἐποίησεpuncthigh
Sentence 4

9.12.4 sentence 4

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τὸν βωμὸν δὲ οἱ παῖδες εἰργάσαντο οἱ Πραξιτέλους.

The object τὸν βωμόν is fronted; εἰργάσαντο is aorist middle (deponent) with subject οἱ παῖδες, modified by the postposed genitive οἱ Πραξιτέλους, 'the children of Praxiteles.'

obj cc nmod punct det det nsubj det root 1 τὸν ὁ / DET 2 βωμὸν βωμός / NOUN 3 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 4 οἱ ὁ / DET 5 παῖδες παῖς / NOUN 6 εἰργάσαντο ἐργάζομαι / VERB 7 οἱ ὁ / DET 8 Πραξιτέλους Πραξιτέλης / PROPN 9 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1τὸνὁDETT-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art2 βωμὸνdethigh
2βωμὸνβωμόςNOUNN-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing6 εἰργάσαντοobjhighFronted object.
3δὲδέCCONJC--------_6 εἰργάσαντοcchigh
4οἱὁDETT-NPMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art5 παῖδεςdethigh
5παῖδεςπαῖςNOUNN-NPMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur6 εἰργάσαντοnsubjhigh
6εἰργάσαντοἐργάζομαιVERBV-AIM-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid0 ROOTroothighAorist middle, deponent in sense 'made/worked'.
7οἱὁDETT-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art8 Πραξιτέλουςdethigh
8ΠραξιτέλουςΠραξιτέληςPROPNNe-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing5 παῖδεςnmodhighGenitive of affiliation/descent modifying παῖδες.
9..PUNCT__6 εἰργάσαντοpuncthigh
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