The Histories (English)

by Herodotus; A. D. Godley

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Perseus Digital Library

, 1920

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“All Egyptians sacrifice unblemished bulls and bull-calves; they may not sacrifice cows: these are sacred to Isis. [2] For the images of Isis are in woman’s form, horned like a cow, exactly as the Greeks picture Io, and cows are held by far the most sacred of all beasts of the herd by all Egyptians alike.” (source)

“Now there was (and still is) on the coast a temple of Heracles; if a servant of any man takes refuge there and is branded with certain sacred marks, delivering himself to the god, he may not be touched. This law continues today the same as it has always been from the first.” (source)

“Their enemies came there, too, and during the night were overrun by a horde of field mice¹³¹ that gnawed quivers and bows and the handles of shields, with the result that many were killed fleeing unarmed the next day.” (source)

“Dieneces is said to have exhibited the greatest courage of all. They say that he made the following speech before they joined battle with the Medes: he had learned from a Trachinian that there were so many of the barbarians that when they shot their missiles, the sun was hidden by the multitude of their arrows. [2] He was not at all disturbed by this and made light of the multitude of the Medes, saying that their Trachinian foreigner brought them good news. If the Medes hid the sun, they could fight them in the shade instead of in the sun.” (source)

“When it is necessary to lie, lie. For we want the same thing, liars and those who tell the truth; some lie to win credence and advantage by lies, while others tell the truth in order to obtain some advantage by the truth and to be more trusted; thus we approach the same ends by different means.” (source)

Product Details

• Title: The Histories (English)
• Authors: Herodotus, A. D. Godley
• Publisher: Perseus Digital Library
• Print Publication Date: 1920
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Classics › English--History
• Resource ID: LLS:HDTENG
• Resource Type: text.monograph.ancient-manuscript.translation
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-01-18T21:40:37Z