Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr. .c With a Geographical and General IndexHarper & Bros., 1855 - 613 pages |
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... daughter , whose name , as the Greeks also say , was Io , daughter of Inachus . They add , that while these women were standing near the stern of the vessel , and were bargain- ing for such things as most pleased them , the Phoenicians ...
... daughter , whose name , as the Greeks also say , was Io , daughter of Inachus . They add , that while these women were standing near the stern of the vessel , and were bargain- ing for such things as most pleased them , the Phoenicians ...
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... daughter on condition of having the sovereignty . Pisistratus having accepted the proposal and agreed to his terms , in order to his restitution , they con- trive the most ridiculous project that , I think , was ever imagined ...
... daughter on condition of having the sovereignty . Pisistratus having accepted the proposal and agreed to his terms , in order to his restitution , they con- trive the most ridiculous project that , I think , was ever imagined ...
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... daughter Aryenis in marriage to Astyages , son of Cyaxares ; for with- out strong necessity , agreements are not wont to remain firm . These nations in their federal contracts observe the same cere- monies as the Greeks ; and in ...
... daughter Aryenis in marriage to Astyages , son of Cyaxares ; for with- out strong necessity , agreements are not wont to remain firm . These nations in their federal contracts observe the same cere- monies as the Greeks ; and in ...
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... daughter Aryenis in marriage to Astyages , son of Cyaxares ; for with- out strong necessity , agreements are not wont to remain firm . These nations in their federal contracts observe the same cere- monies as the Greeks ; and in ...
... daughter Aryenis in marriage to Astyages , son of Cyaxares ; for with- out strong necessity , agreements are not wont to remain firm . These nations in their federal contracts observe the same cere- monies as the Greeks ; and in ...
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... daughter of Astyages , king of Media ; but he was a Per- sian , subject to the Medes ; and though in every respect infe- rior , he married his own mistress . ” The Pythian gave this answer to the Lydians , and they carried it back to ...
... daughter of Astyages , king of Media ; but he was a Per- sian , subject to the Medes ; and though in every respect infe- rior , he married his own mistress . ” The Pythian gave this answer to the Lydians , and they carried it back to ...
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