Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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... given any satisfaction for the rape of Io , neither would they give any to them . 3. They say too , that in the second generation after this , Alexander the son of Priam , having heard of these events , was desirous of obtaining a wife ...
... given any satisfaction for the rape of Io , neither would they give any to them . 3. They say too , that in the second generation after this , Alexander the son of Priam , having heard of these events , was desirous of obtaining a wife ...
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... given by the other oracles , is mentioned by none ; but no sooner had the Lydians entered the temple of Delphi to consult the god , and asked the ques- tion enjoined them , than the Pythian thus spoke in hexame- ter verse : I know the ...
... given by the other oracles , is mentioned by none ; but no sooner had the Lydians entered the temple of Delphi to consult the god , and asked the ques- tion enjoined them , than the Pythian thus spoke in hexame- ter verse : I know the ...
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... given by Croesus : a certain Delphian made the inscription , in order to please the Lace- dæmonians ; I know his name , but forbear to mention it . The boy indeed , through whose hand the water flows , is their At the same time gift ...
... given by Croesus : a certain Delphian made the inscription , in order to please the Lace- dæmonians ; I know his name , but forbear to mention it . The boy indeed , through whose hand the water flows , is their At the same time gift ...
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... given in charge to Lygdamis : he , moreover , purified the island of Delos , in obedience to an oracle . And he purified it in the following manner : having dug up the dead bodies , as far as the prospect from the temple reached , he ...
... given in charge to Lygdamis : he , moreover , purified the island of Delos , in obedience to an oracle . And he purified it in the following manner : having dug up the dead bodies , as far as the prospect from the temple reached , he ...
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... given them orders what to say ; and when they were arrived they spoke as follows : " Croesus , king of the Lydians and of other nations , has sent us with this mes- sage ; ' O Lacedæmonians , since the deity has directed me by an oracle ...
... given them orders what to say ; and when they were arrived they spoke as follows : " Croesus , king of the Lydians and of other nations , has sent us with this mes- sage ; ' O Lacedæmonians , since the deity has directed me by an oracle ...
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