OG13有几个问题想不通，求大神指点。

sq0281

1.Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer are examples of the kind of composer who receives popular acclaim while living,but whose reputation declines after death and never regains its former status. 请问and后面的regains是和哪个词并列的？和receives吗？但是隔了一个but还能平行？而且不用补出who吗？ who receives popular acclaim while living,but whose reputation declines after death and who never regains its former status.实在是想不清楚呀。
2.我rather和instead弄不太清，有大神教我一下吗？这里有杨鹏gmat难句中的一个例子：
If one begins by examining why ancients refer toAmazons , it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions of such societieswere meant not so much to represent observed historical fact –real Amazoniansocieties – but rather to offer “moral lessons” on the supposed outcome ofwomen’s rule in their own society . 不是有but instead to do吗，这里的rather能换成instead吗？
先谢谢大家了！

skyemotion

1. declines
2. yes.