- Source
- 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-grc2:9.97.1
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-10
The Persians drew up their ships near the temple of Demeter at Mycale and constructed a fortified camp with a wooden and stone rampart, preparing for both a siege and a victory.
ταῦτα βουλευσάμενοι ἀνήγοντο. ἀπικόμενοι δὲ παρὰ τὸ τῶν Ποτνιέων ἱρὸν τῆς Μυκάλης ἐς Γαίσωνά τε καὶ Σκολοπόεντα, τῇ1 Δήμητρος Ἐλευσινίης ἱρόν, τὸ Φίλιστος ὁ Πασικλέος ἱδρύσατο Νείλεῳ τῷ Κόδρου ἐπισπόμενος2 ἐπὶ Μιλήτου κτιστύν, ἐνθαῦτα τὰς τε νέας ἀνείρυσαν καὶ περιεβάλοντο ἕρκος καὶ λίθων καὶ ξύλων, δένδρεα ἐκκόψαντες ἥμερα, καὶ σκόλοπας περὶ τὸ ἕρκος κατέπηξαν, καὶ παρεσκευάδατο3 ὡς πολιορκησόμενοι καὶ ὡς νικήσοντες,4 ἐπʼ ἀμφότερα ἐπιλεγόμενοι γὰρ παρεσκευάζοντο,
Having made this resolution, they put out to sea. When they arrived near the temple of the Potniae at Mycale, at the river Gaeson and Scolopoïs, where there is a temple of Eleusinian Demeter—which was founded by Philistus son of Pasicles when he accompanied Neileus son of Codrus for the founding of Miletus—there they drew up their ships and threw a rampart of stones and wood around them, cutting down fruit trees, and drove sharp stakes into the ground around the rampart. They had prepared themselves as men who might be besieged and also as men who would win, for they made their preparations taking both outcomes into account.
- 9.97.1τῇ
Used as a relative adverb meaning 'where', indicating the location of the temple of Demeter. It originates from the dative feminine singular form of the demonstrative/relative pronoun acting as an adverb of place.
- 9.97.1ἐπισπόμενος
An aorist participle (nominative masculine singular) of the verb ἕπομαι (follow), governing the dative Νείλεῳ, meaning 'having followed' or 'accompanying'. It refers historically to accompanying the colonization expedition of Miletus.
- 9.97.1παρεσκευάδατο
The Ionic dialect third-person plural pluperfect middle/passive of the verb παρασκευάζω (prepare). It corresponds to the Attic periphrastic form παρεσκευασμένοι ἦσαν, employing the ending -ατο instead of -ντο for the third-person plural.
- 9.97.1ὡς πολιορκησόμενοι καὶ ὡς νικήσοντες
The construction of ὡς with future participles (nominative masculine plural) indicating subjective intention, expectation, or preparedness. It expresses the mental state of the subject (the Persians): 'as men expecting to be besieged and also expecting to win'.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-21)
- 2026-09-21 AI review — note 1