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... princes , retained the supreme power in obedience to the declaration of an
oracle : they reigned for twenty - two generations , a space of five hundred and
five years , the son succeeding to the father to the time of Candaules , son of
Myrsus .
... princes , retained the supreme power in obedience to the declaration of an
oracle : they reigned for twenty - two generations , a space of five hundred and
five years , the son succeeding to the father to the time of Candaules , son of
Myrsus .
Page 6
Thus Gyges obtained the kingdom , and was confirmed in it by the oracle at
Delphi . For when the Lydians resented the murder of Candaules , and were up
in arms , the partisans of Gyges and the other Lydians came to the following ...
Thus Gyges obtained the kingdom , and was confirmed in it by the oracle at
Delphi . For when the Lydians resented the murder of Candaules , and were up
in arms , the partisans of Gyges and the other Lydians came to the following ...
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Periander was the son of Cypselus — he it was who acquainted Thrasybulus with
the answer of the oracle . Now Periander was king of Corinth , and the
Corinthians say ( and the Lesbians confirm their account ) that a wonderful
prodigy ...
Periander was the son of Cypselus — he it was who acquainted Thrasybulus with
the answer of the oracle . Now Periander was king of Corinth , and the
Corinthians say ( and the Lesbians confirm their account ) that a wonderful
prodigy ...
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... time of their departure from Sardis , they should consult the oracles on the
hundredth day , by asking what Crosus , son of Alyattes and king of the Lydians ,
was then doing ; and that they should bring him the answer of each oracle in
writing .
... time of their departure from Sardis , they should consult the oracles on the
hundredth day , by asking what Crosus , son of Alyattes and king of the Lydians ,
was then doing ; and that they should bring him the answer of each oracle in
writing .
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In return for this , the Delphians gave Croesus and the Lydians the right to consult
the oracle before any others , and exemption from tribute , and the first seats in
the temple , and the privilege of being made citizens of Delphi to as many as ...
In return for this , the Delphians gave Croesus and the Lydians the right to consult
the oracle before any others , and exemption from tribute , and the first seats in
the temple , and the privilege of being made citizens of Delphi to as many as ...
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| Title | Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr. .c With a Geographical and General Index Harper's classical library |
| Authors | Herodotus, Henry Cary |
| Translated by | Henry Cary |
| Publisher | Harper & Bros., 1855 |
| Original from | Cornell University |
| Digitized | 8 May 2012 |
| Length | 613 pages |
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