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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... gods put such a thought into the Islanders , as to attack the sons of the Lydi- ans with horse . " The other answering said , " Sire , you ap- pear to wish above all things to see the Islanders on horse- back upon the continent ; and ...
... gods put such a thought into the Islanders , as to attack the sons of the Lydi- ans with horse . " The other answering said , " Sire , you ap- pear to wish above all things to see the Islanders on horse- back upon the continent ; and ...
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... gods fell heavy upon Croesus , probably because he thought himself the most happy of all men . A dream soon after vis- ited him while sleeping , which pointed out to him the truth of the misfortunes that were about to befall him in the ...
... gods fell heavy upon Croesus , probably because he thought himself the most happy of all men . A dream soon after vis- ited him while sleeping , which pointed out to him the truth of the misfortunes that were about to befall him in the ...
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... god of hospitality and private friendship : as the god of hospitality , because , by receiving a stranger into his house , he had una- awares fostered the murderer of his son ; as the god of private friendship , because , having sent ...
... god of hospitality and private friendship : as the god of hospitality , because , by receiving a stranger into his house , he had una- awares fostered the murderer of his son ; as the god of private friendship , because , having sent ...
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... god ; he also ordered all the Lydians to offer to the god whatever he was able . When the sacrifice was ended , having melted down a vast quantity of gold , he cast half - bricks from it ; of which the longest were six palms in length ...
... god ; he also ordered all the Lydians to offer to the god whatever he was able . When the sacrifice was ended , having melted down a vast quantity of gold , he cast half - bricks from it ; of which the longest were six palms in length ...
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... god or man ; but rather god , I think , Lycur- gus . " Some men say that , besides this , the Pythian also com- municated to him that form of government now established among the Spartans . But , as the Lacedæmonians themselves affirm ...
... god or man ; but rather god , I think , Lycur- gus . " Some men say that , besides this , the Pythian also com- municated to him that form of government now established among the Spartans . But , as the Lacedæmonians themselves affirm ...
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accordingly Ægina Æginetæ afterward Amasis answered Argives Aristagoras Ariston army arrived Asia Astyages Athenians Athens barbarians battle called Cambyses Carians carried cavalry chap Cleomenes commanded consult the oracle Croesus cubits Cyrenæans Cyrus Darius daughter death Delphi Demaratus Egypt Egyptians embassadors engagement Ethiopians expedition father fled flows gave gods gold Grecians Greece Greeks happened Harpagus heard Hellespont herald Hercules Histiæus honor horses hundred inhabitants Ionians island Isthmus Jupiter king Lacedæmonians lake land Leutychides Libya Lydians manner marched Mardonius Medes Megabazus mentioned Milesians Miltiades nations Nile opinion passed Pausanias Pelasgians Peloponnesus Periander perished Persians Phoenicians Pisistratus Polycrates possession Pythian reigned rest revolt river round sacred sacrifice sailed Salamis Samians Samos Sardis Scythians sent ships Smerdis Spartans spoke stades subdued talents temple territory Thebans Themistocles thereupon Thessaly things thousand Thracians tion took whole wife wished women Xerxes