Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 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 of Astyages king of Media ; but he was a Persian , subject to the Medes ; and though in every respect inferior , he married his own mistress . " The Pythian gave this an- swer to the Lydians , and they carried it back to Sardis ...
... daughter of Astyages king of Media ; but he was a Persian , subject to the Medes ; and though in every respect inferior , he married his own mistress . " The Pythian gave this an- swer to the Lydians , and they carried it back to Sardis ...
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... daughters of the Lydian common people all prostitute themselves , for the purpose of providing themselves with dowries ; and they con- tinue to do so until they marry ; and they dispose of them- selves in marriage . This monument is six ...
... daughters of the Lydian common people all prostitute themselves , for the purpose of providing themselves with dowries ; and they con- tinue to do so until they marry ; and they dispose of them- selves in marriage . This monument is six ...
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