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- Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, editor. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-06
The Greeks retreat from Artemision upon learning of the enemy's approach, while the Persian fleet, after marking a dangerous reef, sails in full force toward Sepias.
ταῦτα οἱ Ἕλληνες οἱ ἐπʼ Ἀρτεμισίῳ στρατοπεδευόμενοι πυνθάνονται παρὰ πυρσῶν ἐκ Σκιάθου· πυθόμενοι δὲ καὶ καταρρωδήσαντες ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἀρτεμισίου μετορμίζοντο ἐς Χαλκίδα, φυλάξοντες μὲν τὸν Εὔριπον, λείποντες δὲ1 ἡμεροσκόπους περὶ τὰ ὑψηλὰ τῆς Εὐβοίης.
The Greeks stationed at Artemision learned of these things by fire-signals from Skiathos; and having learned them and fallen into great fear, they moved their anchorage from Artemision to Chalcis, intending to guard the Euripos, while leaving day-watchmen on the heights of Euboea.
τῶν δὲ δέκα νεῶν τῶν βαρβάρων τρεῖς ἐπήλασαν περὶ τὸ ἕρμα τὸ μεταξὺ ἐὸν Σκιάθου τε καὶ Μαγνησίης, καλεόμενον δὲ Μύρμηκα. ἐνθαῦτα οἱ βάρβαροι ἐπειδὴ στήλην λίθου ἐπέθηκαν κομίσαντες ἐπὶ τὸ ἕρμα, ὁρμηθέντες αὐτοὶ ἐκ Θέρμης, ὥς σφι τὸ ἐμποδὼν ἐγεγόνεε καθαρόν,2 ἐπέπλεον πάσῃσι τῇσι νηυσί, ἕνδεκα ἡμέρας παρέντες μετὰ τὴν βασιλέος ἐξέλασιν ἐκ Θέρμης.
Of the ten barbarian ships, three sailed towards the reef which lies between Skiathos and Magnesia, called Myrmex. There, after the barbarians had brought a stone pillar and set it up on the reef, they themselves set out from Therma, and when the obstacle had become clear to them, they sailed with all their ships, eleven days having elapsed after the king’s departure from Therma.
τὸ δὲ ἕρμα σφι κατηγήσατο ἐὸν3 ἐν πόρῳ μάλιστα Πάμμων Σκύριος. πανημερὸν δὲ πλέοντες οἱ βάρβαροι ἐξανύουσι τῆς Μαγνησίης χώρης ἐπὶ Σηπιάδα τε καὶ τὸν αἰγιαλὸν τὸν μεταξὺ Κασθαναίης τε πόλιος ἐόντα καὶ Σηπιάδος ἀκτῆς.
It was Pammon of Scyros who had pointed out to them the reef, which lay directly in their course. Sailing the whole day, the barbarians completed their passage of the Magnesian territory to Sepias and the beach that lies between the city of Casthanaea and the promontory of Sepias.
- 7.183.1φυλάξοντες μὲν... λείποντες δὲ
The future participle φυλάξοντες expresses purpose ('in order to guard'), whereas the present participle λείποντες with which it is contrasted expresses a concomitant circumstance ('while leaving'). Note the asymmetrical use of tenses and functions despite being paired by μὲν... δὲ.
- 7.183.2ὥς σφι τὸ ἐμποδὼν ἐγεγόνεε καθαρόν
Meaning 'when the obstacle in their way had become clear to them.' It refers to the fact that the danger of the reef was eliminated once they had set up a stone pillar on it as a landmark. τὸ ἐμποδὼν is a nominalized expression meaning 'that which is in the way,' and καθαρόν functions predicatively.
- 7.183.3τὸ δὲ ἕρμα σφι κατηγήσατο ἐὸν
The verb κατηγέομαι (to point out, show) takes a supplementary participle (ἐὸν, agreeing with the neuter noun ἕρμα) to form a construction meaning 'pointed out that the reef was...'. Thus, it means 'pointed out to them that the reef lay (in their course).'