- 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 · 2026-11-10
The Athenians return to Greece, bringing back the cables of Xerxes' bridges to dedicate them in the temples, which concludes the events of this year.
ταῦτα δὲ ποιήσαντες ἀπέπλεον ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα, τά τε ἄλλα χρήματα ἄγοντες καὶ δὴ καὶ τὰ ὅπλα τῶν γεφυρέων1 ὡς ἀναθήσοντες2 ἐς τὰ ἱρά. καὶ κατὰ τὸ ἔτος τοῦτο οὐδὲν ἐπὶ πλέον τούτων ἐγένετο.
Having done these things, they sailed away to Greece, carrying with them both the other spoils and especially the cables of the bridges, with the intention of dedicating them in the temples. And during this year nothing more than these things took place.
- 9.121.1τὰ ὅπλα τῶν γεφυρέων
Although ὅπλα usually means 'weapons' or 'arms', in this context it refers to ship's tackle, specifically the 'cables' or 'ropes' used for Xerxes' boat-bridges across the Hellespont. It is modified by the genitive τῶν γεφυρέων ('of the bridges') and functions as the direct object of ἄγοντες.
- 9.121.1ὡς ἀναθήσοντες
The combination of the particle ὡς with the future active participle ἀναθήσοντες (from ἀνατίθημι, nominative masculine plural) expresses the subjective purpose or intention of the subject of the main clause ('with the intention of dedicating').