. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . said to have taken refuge in thepeaks—a mode of defence constantlypractised by the inhabitants of muim-tainous countries. The sound whichthey made in falling may have beentaken for thunder. The prodigy of thearmour would require nothing but tliehands of a single
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . said to have taken refuge in thepeaks—a mode of defence constantlypractised by the inhabitants of muim-tainous countries. The sound whichthey made in falling may have beentaken for thunder. The prodigy of thearmour would require nothing but tliehands of a single priest, and would beintended to indicate that the god wasgoing out to the battle (See Xeu. iv. §7;. The war-cry from Minervastemple might be the ??ice of anotherpriest, and would have been at once thesignal and encouragement of an the Heroes may have been jier-souatcd by two men of unusual stature ;though if this portion of the tale ori-ginated with the Persians, it may havebeen a mere excuse oflered to Xerxes,which the Delphic priests turned totheir own advantage (see the remarks ofThirlwall, vol. ii. p. 29:5). It is curious that Plutarch should say i(Vit. Xum. c. 9j that the Delphiantemple was actually burnt by theMedes. kc 1^.TJS CiTAP. 39, 40. THE CASTALIAN SPRING. 243 g^m- ^Jiih F^-?f »V r :?;. Castaliaii Sjtiing. P. 2 244 THE ATHENIANS QUIT ATTICA. Book VIII. of what they had expected; nay, they learnt that the Greeks ofthose parts, only coucerning themselves about their own safety,were building a Avail across the Isthmus, and intended to guardthe Peloponnese, and let the rest of Greece take its tidings caused them to make the request whereof I spoke,that the combined fleet should anchor at Salamis. 41. So while the rest of the fleet lay to off this island, theAthenians cast anchor along their own coast. Immediatelyupon their arrival, proclamation was made, that every Athe-nian should save his children and household as he best could ;
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