- Source
- Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, editor. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).
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- CTS URN
- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:7.227.1
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-07
The passage mentions the sayings left by Dieneces of Sparta, and introduces the Spartan brothers Alpheus and Maron who fought most bravely after him, as well as Dithyrambus, the most renowned of the Thespians.
ταῦτα μὲν καὶ ἄλλα τοιουτότροπα ἔπεα φασὶ Διηνέκεα τὸν Λακεδαιμόνιον λιπέσθαι μνημόσυνα·1 μετὰ δὲ τοῦτον2 ἀριστεῦσαι λέγονται Λακεδαιμόνιοι δύο ἀδελφεοί, Ἀλφεός τε καὶ Μάρων Ὀρσιφάντου παῖδες. Θεσπιέων δὲ εὐδοκίμεε μάλιστα τῷ οὔνομα ἦν3 Διθύραμβος Ἁρματίδεω.
These and other similar sayings they say that Dieneces the Lacedaemonian left behind as a memorial. After him, two Lacedaemonian brothers, Alpheus and Maron, the sons of Orsiphantus, are said to have distinguished themselves most. And of the Thespians, he who won the greatest renown was one whose name was Dithyrambus, the son of Harmatides.
- 7.227.1μνημόσυνα
Functions as a predicative accusative (or appositive) to the direct object of the infinitive λιπέσθαι (ταῦτα μὲν καὶ ἄλλα τοιουτότροπα ἔπεα), meaning "as a memorial" or "as a remembrance."
- 7.227.1μετὰ δὲ τοῦτον
The phrase "after this one" indicates that the two brothers are ranked next in bravery/distinction after Dieneces, who was described as the "best man" (ἀνὴρ ἄριστος) in the previous section.
- 7.227.1τῷ οὔνομα ἦν
τῷ is the dative of the relative pronoun (Ionic form equivalent to Attic ᾧ) used as a dative of possession. Combined with οὔνομα ἦν ("the name was to him"), it forms a relative clause meaning "whose name was."
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-21)
- 2026-09-21 AI review — translation 1