. 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 . ?^m ?:^ 240 DELPHI — WEST. Book VIII. !! ^ ??. > ii• J /.%??•?# Chap. 37-39. DISCOMFITURE OF THE PERSIANS. 241 by no power but its own; what followed, however, exceeded instrangeness all prodigies that had ever before been seen. The bar-barians had just reache
. 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 . ?^m ?:^ 240 DELPHI — WEST. Book VIII. !! ^ ??. > ii• J /.%??•?# Chap. 37-39. DISCOMFITURE OF THE PERSIANS. 241 by no power but its own; what followed, however, exceeded instrangeness all prodigies that had ever before been seen. The bar-barians had just reached in their advance the chapel of IMinervaPronaia, when a storm of thunder burst suddenly over their heads—at the same time two crags split off from Mount Parnassus,and rolled down upon them with a loud noise, crushing vastnumbers beneath their weight — while from the temple ofIMinerva there went up the Avar-ciy and the shout of victory. 38. All these things together struck terror into the barba-rians, who forthwith turned and fled. The Delphians, seeingthis, came down from their hiding-places, and smote them witlia great slaughter, from Avhich such as escaped fled straight intoBoeotia. These men, on their return, declared (as I am told)that besides the marvels mentioned above, they witnessed alsoother supernatural sights. Two armed Avarriors, they said, of astat
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