Pausanias Analysis

Words and Phrases that Predict Mythic vs. Historical Content

Predictors of Mythic Content

These words and phrases are most strongly associated with mythic content in Pausanias.

Word/Phrase Coefficient
λέγουσιν 3.4732
φασιν 3.0555
εἶναι 2.7224
δʼ 2.3112
λέγουσι 2.2248
φασὶν 1.9601
ἀφικέσθαι 1.9268
παῖδα 1.8771
παίδων 1.8101
θυγατέρα 1.7767
γενέσθαι 1.7471
ἔχει 1.7000
παῖδες 1.6713
ἔνθα 1.6592
αὐτὴν 1.6184
ἀνθρώπων 1.5158
τοῦ 1.5032
φασι 1.4459
τὸ ὄνομα 1.4087
ἔπη 1.3961
νομίζουσιν 1.3959
ἐστι 1.3610
μνῆμα 1.3081
λέγεται 1.3003
αὐτὸν 1.2857
τάφος 1.2583
λόγος 1.2352
ὡς 1.1813
λέγοντες 1.1655
ἀνθρώποις 1.1480

Predictors of Historical Content

These words and phrases are most strongly associated with historical content in Pausanias.

Word/Phrase Coefficient
ἀχαιῶν -2.2942
αὖθις -1.7645
δύο -1.5737
ἀνδρῶν -1.5720
ἐναντία -1.5618
ἑλλάδα -1.5192
νῖκαι -1.5018
ἀνδρὸς -1.4905
πλέον -1.4535
βασιλεὺς -1.4532
τὴν ἑλλάδα -1.4281
μάλιστα -1.3825
κατʼ -1.2948
πολέμῳ -1.2884
μὴ -1.2821
ἐπίγραμμα -1.2626
μὲν -1.2342
πόλεμον -1.2206
εἰκόνα -1.1735
ἐς τὸ -1.1642
τὴν εἰκόνα -1.1551
ἀμύντου -1.1270
οὐ -1.1192
ὀλυμπιάδι -1.1178
ἐλέφαντος -1.1112
νίκας -1.0870
νίκην -1.0699
ἄνδρας -1.0695
χρήματα -1.0567
ἑκατόν -1.0379