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After this he endeavoured to propitiate the god at Delphi by magnificent sacrifices
; for he offered three thousand head of cattle of every kind fit for sacrifice, and
having heaped up a great pile, he burnt on it beds of gold and silver, vials of gold,
...
After this he endeavoured to propitiate the god at Delphi by magnificent sacrifices
; for he offered three thousand head of cattle of every kind fit for sacrifice, and
having heaped up a great pile, he burnt on it beds of gold and silver, vials of gold,
...
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with; nor expose me to danger by deceiving me; nor, by preferring another, draw
ruin upon thy own head. Take the child that Mandane has given birth to, carry him
to your own house and kill him, and afterwards bury him in whatever way you ...
with; nor expose me to danger by deceiving me; nor, by preferring another, draw
ruin upon thy own head. Take the child that Mandane has given birth to, carry him
to your own house and kill him, and afterwards bury him in whatever way you ...
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At the appointed hour, when the other guests and Harpagus were come, tables
full of mutton were placed before the rest and Astyages himself, but before
Harpagus all the body of his son, except the head, the hands, and the feet ; these
were ...
At the appointed hour, when the other guests and Harpagus were come, tables
full of mutton were placed before the rest and Astyages himself, but before
Harpagus all the body of his son, except the head, the hands, and the feet ; these
were ...
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Seeing Astyages severe in his treatment of the Medes, Harpagus, holding
intercourse with the chief persons of the nation, one after another, persuaded
them that they ought to place him at their head, and depose Astyages. When he
had ...
Seeing Astyages severe in his treatment of the Medes, Harpagus, holding
intercourse with the chief persons of the nation, one after another, persuaded
them that they ought to place him at their head, and depose Astyages. When he
had ...
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... and now bear the punishment on my own head ; but in the present instance
Pactyas, to whom you intrusted Sardis, is the culprit ; let him therefore pay the
penalty. But pardon the Lydians, and enjoin them to observe the following
regulations, ...
... and now bear the punishment on my own head ; but in the present instance
Pactyas, to whom you intrusted Sardis, is the culprit ; let him therefore pay the
penalty. But pardon the Lydians, and enjoin them to observe the following
regulations, ...
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| Title | Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr ; with a Geographical and General Index Bohn's classical library |
| Authors | Herodotus, Henry Cary |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1848 |
| Original from | Library of Catalonia |
| Digitized | 4 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 613 pages |
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