Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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... sacrificed the meaning of his author to purity of thought or elegance of diction . The last Eng- lish version was that by Laurent , in making which the translator laboured under the twofold disadvantage of being an inaccurate Greek ...
... sacrificed the meaning of his author to purity of thought or elegance of diction . The last Eng- lish version was that by Laurent , in making which the translator laboured under the twofold disadvantage of being an inaccurate Greek ...
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... sacrificed and partaken of the feast , the youths fell asleep in the temple itself , and never awoke more , but met with such a termination of life . Upon this the Argives , in commemoration of their piety , caused their statues to be ...
... sacrificed and partaken of the feast , the youths fell asleep in the temple itself , and never awoke more , but met with such a termination of life . Upon this the Argives , in commemoration of their piety , caused their statues to be ...
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... sacrifices ; for he offered three thou- sand 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 , and robes of purple and garments ; hoping by that ...
... sacrifices ; for he offered three thou- sand 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 , and robes of purple and garments ; hoping by that ...
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... sacrifice for the preservation of the child to the gods , to whom that honour is due , ) do you be with me at supper . " 119. Harpagus , on hearing these words , when he had paid his homage , and had congratulated himself that his fault ...
... sacrifice for the preservation of the child to the gods , to whom that honour is due , ) do you be with me at supper . " 119. Harpagus , on hearing these words , when he had paid his homage , and had congratulated himself that his fault ...
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... sacrifice to Jupiter , and they call the whole circle of the hea- vens by the name of Jupiter . They sacrifice to the sun and moon , to the earth , fire , water , and the winds . To these alone they have sacrificed from the earliest ...
... sacrifice to Jupiter , and they call the whole circle of the hea- vens by the name of Jupiter . They sacrifice to the sun and moon , to the earth , fire , water , and the winds . To these alone they have sacrificed from the earliest ...
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accordingly Ægina Æginetæ afterwards Amasis answered Argives Aristagoras 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 enemy engagement Ethiopians expedition fled flows gave give gods gold Grecians Greece Greeks happened Harpagus heard Hellespont herald Hercules Histiæus honour horses hundred inhabit Ionians island Ister Jupiter king Lacedæmonians lake land Libya Lydians manner marched Mardonius Medes Megabazus mention Milesians Miletus Miltiades nations Nile opinion Pæonians passed Pausanias Pelasgians Peloponnesus Periander perished Persians Phocians 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 taken temple territory Thebans Themistocles thence thereupon Thessaly things thousand took tyrant whole wife wished women Xerxes