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Words and Phrases that Predict Mythic vs. Historical Content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 2.4328
εἶναι 2.2499
ἡρακλέους 2.0022
φασιν 1.9706
λέγουσι 1.7435
δʼ 1.7252
ὅμηρος 1.7139
θησέως 1.6641
ἡρακλέα 1.6601
θησεὺς 1.4682
αὐτὸν 1.4480
φασὶ 1.4433
φασὶν 1.4275
ἀχιλλέως 1.4028
πέλοπος 1.3589
λέγεται 1.3514
ὑπὸ 1.3054
ἐστι 1.2899
ἡρακλῆς 1.2681
ἀγαμέμνονος 1.2588
ἔχει 1.2560
ἡρακλεῖ 1.1911
τὸν 1.1830
τῇ 1.1824
ὅτι 1.1799
παῖδες 1.1652
φασι 1.1645
γενέσθαι 1.1243
ἔχειν 1.1134
θυγατέρα 1.1119

Predictors of Historical Content

These words and phrases are most strongly associated with historical content in Pausanias.

Word/Phrase Coefficient
λακεδαιμονίων -1.7093
μάλιστα -1.5193
οὐ -1.4774
λακεδαιμόνιοι -1.4386
φιλίππου -1.3331
ἐς τὸ -1.2009
λακεδαιμονίους -1.1950
πολέμῳ -1.1170
ὀλυμπιάδι -1.0980
ἀνδρῶν -1.0947
μὴ -1.0767
ἀθηναίων -1.0689
ἀνδρὸς -1.0614
πολέμου -1.0460
τινα -1.0453
τε -1.0404
ἐποίησε -1.0349
αὐτὰ -1.0162
τριάκοντα -0.9940
μὲν -0.9850
νίκην -0.9709
οὔτε -0.9517
ἀντιγόνου -0.9417
χρήματα -0.9073
οὗτος -0.9004
οἱ λακεδαιμόνιοι -0.8971
ἐς ὀλυμπίαν -0.8820
τὴν ἑλλάδα -0.8732
πόλεμον -0.8665
ἅμα -0.8567