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Now being of this opinion - Gyges , son of Dascylus , one of his body - guard ,
happened to be his especial favorite , and to him Candaules confided his most
important affairs , and moreover extolled the beauty of his wife in exaggerated
terms .
Now being of this opinion - Gyges , son of Dascylus , one of his body - guard ,
happened to be his especial favorite , and to him Candaules confided his most
important affairs , and moreover extolled the beauty of his wife in exaggerated
terms .
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Such were their questions ; and the opinions of both oracles concurred ,
foretelling “ that if Croesus should make war on the Persians , he would destroy a
mighty empire ; " and they advised him to engage the most powerful of the
Grecians in ...
Such were their questions ; and the opinions of both oracles concurred ,
foretelling “ that if Croesus should make war on the Persians , he would destroy a
mighty empire ; " and they advised him to engage the most powerful of the
Grecians in ...
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To this Astyages replied , “ I too , O Magi , am very much of the same opinion ,
that since the child has been named king , the dream is accomplished , and that
the boy is no longer an object of alarm to me ; yet consider well , and carefully ...
To this Astyages replied , “ I too , O Magi , am very much of the same opinion ,
that since the child has been named king , the dream is accomplished , and that
the boy is no longer an object of alarm to me ; yet consider well , and carefully ...
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The Caunians , in my opinion , are aboriginals , though they say they are from
Crete . However , they have assimilated their language to that of the Carians , or
the Carians to theirs ; for this I can not determine with certainty . Their customs
are ...
The Caunians , in my opinion , are aboriginals , though they say they are from
Crete . However , they have assimilated their language to that of the Carians , or
the Carians to theirs ; for this I can not determine with certainty . Their customs
are ...
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... of two divisions , which were separated by the river , during the reign of former
kings , when any one had occasion to cross from one division to the other , he
was obliged to cross in a boat ; and this , in my opinion , was very troublesome .
... of two divisions , which were separated by the river , during the reign of former
kings , when any one had occasion to cross from one division to the other , he
was obliged to cross in a boat ; and this , in my opinion , was very troublesome .
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| Title | Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr, with a Geographical and General Index Harper's Classical Library |
| Author | Herodotus |
| Publisher | Harper, 1892 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 27 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 613 pages |
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