Herodotus ―― Histories
§8.104.1
- Source
- 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 · 2026-11-08
Xerxes sent Hermotimus, a highly esteemed eunuch of Pedasian origin in the king's favor, to accompany and guard his children on their journey to Ephesus.
§8.104.1
συνέπεμπε δὲ τοῖσι παισὶ φύλακον Ἑρμότιμον, γένος1 μὲν ἐόντα Πηδασέα, φερόμενον δὲ οὐ τὰ δεύτερα2 τῶν εὐνούχων παρὰ βασιλέι·
And he sent along with the children as a guardian Hermotimus, who was by birth a Pedasian, and who was held in not the second but the highest estimation among the eunuchs by the king.
Syntax notes2 items
- 8.104.1γένος
Accusative of respect (or specification), meaning "by birth" or "with respect to race."
- 8.104.1οὐ τὰ δεύτερα
A litotes ("not the second"), meaning "the first" or "the highest." It functions adverbially or as the object of the participle φερόμενον (meaning "held in estimation" or "regarded").
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25)urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:8.104.1