Words and Phrases that Predict Mythic vs. Historical Content
The following metrics are from the logistic regression classifier's performance on the test set:
| Class | Precision | Recall | F1-Score | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical | 0.776 | 0.740 | 0.758 | 319 |
| Mythic | 0.748 | 0.784 | 0.766 | 315 |
| Overall Accuracy | 0.762 | 634 | ||
These words and phrases are most strongly associated with mythic content in Pausanias.
| Word/Phrase | English | Coefficient | Mythic Count | Non-mythic Count | p-value | q-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| λέγουσιν | they say | 3.5629 | 256 | 61 | 1.66e-34 | 1.66e-31 |
| φασιν | they say | 3.4838 | 191 | 40 | 3.98e-28 | 1.33e-25 |
| εἶναι | to be | 2.4688 | 458 | 217 | 1.87e-28 | 9.33e-26 |
| δʼ | but; and | 2.3124 | 145 | 66 | 2.57e-09 | 1.54e-07 |
| λέγουσι | they say | 2.2919 | 148 | 41 | 1.9e-17 | 4.65e-15 |
| φασὶν | they say | 2.2343 | 125 | 31 | 2.49e-16 | 4.15e-14 |
| ἀφικέσθαι | to arrive | 2.1077 | 49 | 7 | 9e-10 | 6.93e-08 |
| θυγατέρα | daughter | 2.0493 | 82 | 9 | 2.33e-17 | 4.65e-15 |
| ἔχει | he/she/it has | 1.6948 | 118 | 59 | 1.26e-06 | 3.41e-05 |
| γενέσθαι | to become | 1.6879 | 214 | 97 | 1.47e-13 | 1.84e-11 |
| παῖδεσ | children | 1.6788 | 67 | 24 | 1.35e-06 | 3.56e-05 |
| ἔνθα | there; where; then | 1.6611 | 102 | 53 | 1.77e-05 | 0.000353 |
| ἔπη | words | 1.5806 | 61 | 10 | 4.44e-11 | 4.93e-09 |
| αὐτὴν | her | 1.5687 | 141 | 62 | 1.36e-09 | 9.06e-08 |
| ἀνθρώπων | of humans | 1.5585 | 71 | 38 | 0.000609 | 0.00648 |
| φασι | they say | 1.5378 | 55 | 9 | 4.02e-10 | 3.35e-08 |
| λέγεται | it is said | 1.5035 | 108 | 51 | 8.92e-07 | 2.62e-05 |
| νομίζουσιν | they think | 1.4592 | 47 | 12 | 1.03e-06 | 2.95e-05 |
| ἐστι | is | 1.4004 | 256 | 152 | 3.15e-09 | 1.75e-07 |
| λόγοσ | word; speech; account; reason; argument | 1.3158 | 80 | 31 | 5.7e-07 | 1.84e-05 |
| αὐτὸν | him | 1.3017 | 258 | 155 | 5.11e-09 | 2.69e-07 |
| μνῆμα | memorial, monument (especially a tomb) | 1.2868 | 91 | 29 | 1.06e-09 | 7.56e-08 |
| τάφοσ | tomb | 1.2783 | 57 | 16 | 2.67e-07 | 1.03e-05 |
| ὄνομα | name | 1.2487 | 219 | 96 | 1.18e-14 | 1.69e-12 |
| ὅτι | that; because | 1.1979 | 149 | 106 | 0.00188 | 0.0143 |
| ὀστᾶ | bones | 1.1944 | 29 | 9 | 0.000552 | 0.00594 |
| τόδε | this (thing) | 1.1894 | 43 | 17 | 0.000343 | 0.00418 |
| ἔχειν | to have | 1.1656 | 46 | 20 | 0.000624 | 0.00651 |
| θυγατέρασ | daughters | 1.1641 | 24 | 2 | 3.83e-06 | 9.35e-05 |
| ἐπὶ τούτωι | thereupon | 1.1637 | 46 | 13 | 4.31e-06 | 0.000103 |
These words and phrases are most strongly associated with historical content in Pausanias.
| Word/Phrase | English | Coefficient | Mythic Count | Non-mythic Count | p-value | q-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἀνδρῶν | of men; men's | -1.8098 | 10 | 57 | 2.62e-09 | 1.54e-07 |
| αὖθισ | again | -1.8007 | 61 | 117 | 3.88e-05 | 0.000705 |
| ἐναντία | opposite; contrary | -1.7266 | 4 | 49 | 6.85e-11 | 6.85e-09 |
| δύο | two | -1.6232 | 54 | 93 | 0.00197 | 0.0147 |
| ἀνδρὸσ | of a man | -1.6027 | 33 | 66 | 0.00126 | 0.0107 |
| μὴ | not | -1.5690 | 64 | 117 | 0.000122 | 0.00193 |
| μὲν | on the one hand | -1.5343 | 933 | 1039 | 0.00912 | 0.0445 |
| πλέον | more | -1.4421 | 31 | 73 | 4.79e-05 | 0.000855 |
| ἐπίγραμμα | epigram; inscription | -1.4364 | 29 | 55 | 0.00623 | 0.0337 |
| κατʼ | according to; against; down | -1.4315 | 23 | 63 | 1.76e-05 | 0.000353 |
| εἰκόνα | image | -1.3918 | 14 | 50 | 5.6e-06 | 0.000127 |
| πολέμωι | in war; by/with war | -1.3902 | 10 | 47 | 5.16e-07 | 1.72e-05 |
| πόλεμον | war | -1.3627 | 22 | 75 | 5.26e-08 | 2.5e-06 |
| οὐ | not | -1.3490 | 365 | 452 | 0.00318 | 0.0211 |
| χρήματα | money | -1.3134 | 7 | 39 | 1.11e-06 | 3.08e-05 |
| μάλιστα | especially; very much; certainly | -1.3003 | 164 | 233 | 0.000852 | 0.00819 |
| πολέμου | of war | -1.2855 | 22 | 73 | 1.28e-07 | 5.13e-06 |
| πυγμῆι | with the fist | -1.2415 | 1 | 21 | 1.1e-05 | 0.000233 |
| ἀνδριάντα | statue | -1.2387 | 1 | 20 | 2.1e-05 | 0.000411 |
| ἑκατόν | one hundred | -1.1809 | 4 | 26 | 5.93e-05 | 0.00101 |
| ἐλέφαντοσ | of an elephant; of ivory | -1.1615 | 17 | 25 | 0.258 | 0.469 |
| ἄνδρασ | men | -1.1444 | 20 | 55 | 5.89e-05 | 0.00101 |
| πάλησ | of wrestling | -1.1322 | 4 | 26 | 5.93e-05 | 0.00101 |
| στρατιᾶι | to/for the army | -1.1290 | 5 | 24 | 0.000314 | 0.00392 |
| ὅμωσ | nevertheless | -1.1253 | 19 | 48 | 0.000472 | 0.00519 |
| γεγόνασιν | they have become | -1.1090 | 4 | 21 | 0.00091 | 0.00842 |
| ἔργου | of work | -1.1019 | 8 | 30 | 0.000321 | 0.00396 |
| οὗτοι | these | -1.0950 | 49 | 81 | 0.00746 | 0.0375 |
| εἰκών | image; likeness | -1.0833 | 4 | 19 | 0.0026 | 0.0179 |
| τεσσαράκοντα | forty | -1.0466 | 8 | 24 | 0.00496 | 0.0292 |