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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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- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:8.32.1-8.32.2
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-08
The Persians invade Phocis, but the Phocians escape by fleeing to the heights of Parnassus and to Amphissa. Led by the Thessalians, the Persian army ravages the entire Phocian territory, burning down cities and temples.
ὡς δὲ ἐκ τῆς Δωρίδος ἐς τὴν Φωκίδα ἐσέβαλον, αὐτοὺς μὲν τοὺς Φωκέας οὐκ αἱρέουσι. οἳ μὲν1 γὰρ τῶν Φωκέων ἐς τὰ ἄκρα τοῦ Παρνησοῦ ἀνέβησαν. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἐπιτηδέη δέξασθαι ὅμιλον τοῦ Παρνησοῦ ἡ κορυφή, κατὰ Νέωνα πόλιν κειμένη ἐπʼ ἑωυτῆς·2 Τιθορέα οὔνομα αὐτῇ· ἐς τὴν δὴ ἀνηνείκαντο3 καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀνέβησαν.
When they invaded Phocis from Doris, they did not capture the Phocians themselves. For some of the Phocians went up to the heights of Parnassus. There is a peak of Parnassus well suited to receive a crowd, lying by itself near the city of Neon; its name is Tithorea. To this very peak they carried up their belongings and went up themselves.
οἳ δὲ πλεῦνες αὐτῶν ἐς τοὺς Ὀζόλας Λοκροὺς ἐξεκομίσαντο, ἐς Ἄμφισσαν πόλιν τὴν ὑπὲρ τοῦ Κρισαίου πεδίου οἰκημένην. οἱ δὲ βάρβαροι τὴν χώρην πᾶσαν ἐπέδραμον τὴν Φωκίδα· Θεσσαλοὶ γὰρ οὕτω ἦγον τὸν στρατόν· ὁκόσα δὲ ἐπέσχον,4 πάντα ἐπέφλεγον καὶ ἔκειρον, καὶ ἐς τὰς πόλις ἐνιέντες πῦρ καὶ ἐς τὰ ἱρά.
But the majority of them evacuated to the Ozolian Locrians, to the city of Amphissa, which is situated above the Crisaean plain. Meanwhile, the barbarians overran the whole Phocian land; for the Thessalians led the army in this manner. And whatever places they occupied, they burnt and ravaged them all, setting fire both to the cities and to the temples.
- 8.32.1οἳ μὲν
The article οἵ is used as a demonstrative pronoun, corresponding to οἳ δὲ πλεῦνες in §8.32.2 to form the contrast "some... but the majority...".
- 8.32.1ἐπʼ ἑωυτῆς
A prepositional phrase consisting of ἐπί and the genitive of the reflexive pronoun, idiomatically meaning "by itself", "independently", or "isolated".
- 8.32.1ἀνηνείκαντο
The third-person plural aorist middle of ἀναφέρω. The middle voice (dynamic or interest middle) implies "they carried up (their belongings) for themselves," with the direct object (such as property or possessions) being omitted.
- 8.32.2ἐπέσχον
The third-person plural aorist of ἐπέχω. It is used here in an intransitive or absolute sense, meaning "to occupy", "overrun", or "reach/hold (territory)".