Grammar parses for passage 9.29.4
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εἰσὶ δʼ οἳ καὶ αὐτῷ θυγατέρας ἐννέα Πιέρῳ γενέσθαι λέγουσι καὶ τὰ ὀνόματα ἅπερ ταῖς θεαῖς τεθῆναι καὶ ταύταις, καὶ ὅσοι Μουσῶν παῖδες ἐκλήθησαν ὑπὸ Ἑλλήνων, θυγαριτριδοῦς εἶναι σφᾶς Πιέρου·
The finite εἰσὶ introduces οἳ as its subject and a coordinated reported-content construction governed by λέγουσι: Πιέρῳ γενέσθαι and θυγαριτριδοῦς εἶναι σφᾶς Πιέρου. The relative ἅπερ is object of τεθῆναι, with ταῖς θεαῖς and ταύταις as coordinated dative recipients; ὅσοι Μουσῶν παῖδες is a relative subject within the second infinitival clause. The form θυγαριτριδοῦς is a rare accusative plural adjective, analyzed predicatively.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἰσὶ | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 λέγουσι | csubj | high | Finite verb governing the relative subject οἳ; semantically existential. |
| 2 | δʼ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 εἰσὶ | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | οἳ | ὅς | PRON | P-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 1 εἰσὶ | nsubj | high | Relative subject of εἰσὶ. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 10 λέγουσι | cc | high | Coordinates the reporting predicate context. |
| 5 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 9 γενέσθαι | iobj | medium | Dative with γενέσθαι, ‘to/for him’; antecedent is Πιέρῳ. |
| 6 | θυγατέρας | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 9 γενέσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive γενέσθαι. |
| 7 | ἐννέα | ἐννέα | NUM | N-AN | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|NumType=Card|Number=Plur | 6 θυγατέρας | nummod | medium | Cardinal modifying θυγατέρας; indeclinable form, features agree syntactically. |
| 8 | Πιέρῳ | Πίερος | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 γενέσθαι | obl | high | Dative of possessor/association with γενέσθαι. |
| 9 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-2ADN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 10 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Infinitival reported complement of λέγουσι. |
| 10 | λέγουσι | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main reporting verb. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 17 τεθῆναι | cc | high | Coordinates the two dative recipients. |
| 12 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 13 ὀνόματα | det | high | Article with ὀνόματα. |
| 13 | ὀνόματα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 17 τεθῆναι | obj | high | Object of τεθῆναι. |
| 14 | ἅπερ | ὅστις | PRON | P-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 17 τεθῆναι | obj | high | Relative pronoun, object of τεθῆναι; refers to the names. |
| 15 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 16 θεαῖς | det | high | Article with θεαῖς. |
| 16 | θεαῖς | θεά | NOUN | N-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 17 τεθῆναι | iobj | high | Dative recipient with τεθῆναι. |
| 17 | τεθῆναι | τίθημι | VERB | V-RAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass | 10 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Second infinitival complement of λέγουσι, coordinated in content with γενέσθαι. |
| 18 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 16 θεαῖς | cc | high | Coordinates ταύταις with θεαῖς. |
| 19 | ταύταις | οὗτος | PRON | P-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 17 τεθῆναι | iobj | high | Second coordinated dative recipient, ‘to these’. |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 10 λέγουσι | punct | high | |
| 21 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 30 εἶναι | cc | high | Introduces the second coordinated infinitival content clause. |
| 22 | ὅσοι | ὅσος | PRON | P-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 24 παῖδες | nsubj | high | Relative subject of ἐκλήθησαν within the nominal group. |
| 23 | Μουσῶν | Μοῦσα | PROPN | N-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 24 παῖδες | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on παῖδες, ‘children of the Muses’. |
| 24 | παῖδες | παῖς | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 25 ἐκλήθησαν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐκλήθησαν; the whole relative nominal phrase is subject of εἶναι. |
| 25 | ἐκλήθησαν | καλέω | VERB | V-API-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 24 παῖδες | acl:relcl | high | Relative-clause predicate modifying ὅσοι ... παῖδες. |
| 26 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 27 Ἑλλήνων | case | high | Agent preposition governing Ἑλλήνων. |
| 27 | Ἑλλήνων | Ἕλλην | PROPN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 25 ἐκλήθησαν | obl:agent | high | Agent of the passive ἐκλήθησαν. |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 30 εἶναι | punct | high | |
| 29 | θυγαριτριδοῦς | θυγατριδούς | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 30 εἶναι | xcomp | medium | Rare accusative plural adjective, predicative complement of εἶναι; exact lexical parsing is uncertain. |
| 30 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 10 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Third reported infinitive, with σφᾶς as accusative subject. |
| 31 | σφᾶς | σφεῖς | PRON | P-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 30 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of εἶναι; refers to the children mentioned in the relative clause. |
| 32 | Πιέρου | Πίερος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 θυγαριτριδοῦς | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on θυγαριτριδοῦς, expressing descent or relation. |
| 33 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 10 λέγουσι | punct | high |
Μίμνερμος δέ, ἐλεγεῖα ἐς τὴν μάχην ποιήσας τὴν Σμυρναίων πρὸς Γύγην τε καὶ Λυδούς, φησὶν ἐν τῷ προοιμίῳ θυγατέρας Οὐρανοῦ τὰς ἀρχαιοτέρας Μούσας, τούτων δὲ ἄλλας νεωτέρας εἶναι Διὸς παῖδας.
Μίμνερμος is the matrix subject; ποιήσας is a concessive/temporal participle modifying him, with ἐλεγεῖα as its object and τὴν μάχην ... as its complement. φησίν governs an accusative-and-infinitive construction: θυγατέρας ... Μούσας εἶναι, coordinated semantically with τούτων ... ἄλλας ... εἶναι; τούτων is a partitive genitive with ἄλλας.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Μίμνερμος | Μίμνερμος | PROPN | Ne-M-S---Nom | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 φησὶν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 17 φησὶν | cc | high | |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ποιήσας | punct | high | |
| 4 | ἐλεγεῖα | ἐλεγεῖον | NOUN | Nb-P---Acc | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 ποιήσας | obj | high | Object of ποιήσας. |
| 5 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 7 μάχην | case | high | |
| 6 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | S----F-Acc | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 μάχην | det | high | |
| 7 | μάχην | μάχη | NOUN | Nf-S---Acc | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ποιήσας | obl | high | εἰς/ἐς μάχην: subject matter or occasion of the elegies. |
| 8 | ποιήσας | ποιέω | VERB | V-AAPMS-Nom | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 17 φησὶν | advcl | high | Participial adjunct referring to Μίμνερμος. |
| 9 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | S----F-Acc | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 Σμυρναίων | det | high | |
| 10 | Σμυρναίων | Σμυρναῖος | PROPN | Ae-P---Gen | Case=Gen|Number=Plur | 7 μάχην | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on μάχην. |
| 11 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | R-------- | _ | 12 Γύγην | case | high | |
| 12 | Γύγην | Γύγης | PROPN | Ne-S---Acc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 Σμυρναίων | nmod | medium | Opponent complement within the genitival battle description. |
| 13 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 12 Γύγην | cc | high | |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 15 Λυδούς | cc | high | |
| 15 | Λυδούς | Λυδός | PROPN | Ne-P---Acc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 Γύγην | conj | medium | Coordinated with Γύγην under πρὸς; ethnonym used substantivally. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 φησὶν | punct | high | |
| 17 | φησὶν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI3-S-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 18 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 20 προοιμίῳ | case | high | |
| 19 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | S----N-Dat | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 προοιμίῳ | det | high | |
| 20 | προοιμίῳ | προοίμιον | NOUN | Nb-S---Dat | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 17 φησὶν | obl | high | ἐν τῷ προοιμίῳ modifies φησίν. |
| 21 | θυγατέρας | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | Nf-P---Acc | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 31 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Accusative subject/predicand of εἶναι. |
| 22 | Οὐρανοῦ | Οὐρανός | PROPN | Ne-S---Gen | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 θυγατέρας | nmod | high | Possessive/relational genitive: daughters of Ouranos. |
| 23 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | S----F-Acc | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 24 ἀρχαιοτέρας | det | high | |
| 24 | ἀρχαιοτέρας | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-S---F-Acc | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 25 Μούσας | amod | high | Comparative adjective modifying Μούσας. |
| 25 | Μούσας | Μοῦσα | NOUN | Nf-P---Acc | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 21 θυγατέρας | appos | high | Apposition to θυγατέρας. |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 φησὶν | punct | high | |
| 27 | τούτων | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-P---Gen | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 29 ἄλλας | nmod | high | Partitive genitive with ἄλλας; refers to the Muses. |
| 28 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 31 εἶναι | cc | medium | Connective particle inside the coordinated infinitival predication. |
| 29 | ἄλλας | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-P---F-Acc | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Ind | 31 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Accusative predicand/subject of εἶναι, with partitive τούτων. |
| 30 | νεωτέρας | νέος | ADJ | A-S---F-Acc | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 29 ἄλλας | amod | high | Comparative adjective modifying ἄλλας. |
| 31 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 17 φησὶν | ccomp | high | Infinitive in accusative-and-infinitive construction; the second predication is coordinated with the first semantically. |
| 32 | Διὸς | Ζεύς | PROPN | Ne-S---Gen | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 33 παῖδας | nmod | high | Possessive genitive: children of Zeus. |
| 33 | παῖδας | παῖς | NOUN | Nf-P---Acc | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 29 ἄλλας | appos | medium | Predicate/appositional accusative with ἄλλας; feminine gender follows referent, despite lexeme's common gender. |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 φησὶν | punct | high |