§26τίνος ἔχεται διανοίας τὸ τοὺς ἀπάγοντας εἰς Κασσιοπαίαν τὸν βοῦν ἐξ Αἰνίδος τὰς παρθένους προπεμπούσας ἐπᾴδειν ἄχρι τῶν ὅρων
"μήποτε νοστήσαιτε φίλην ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν; "
Αἰνιᾶνες ὑπὸ Λαπιθῶν ἐξαναστάντες τὸ πρῶτον ᾤκησαν περὶ τὴν Αἰθικίαν, εἶτα περὶ τὴν Μολοττίδα καὶ Κασσιοπαίαν·
From what state of mind does it proceed that the maidens who escort those who convey the bull from Ainis to Cassiopaea sing up to the borders: "May you never return to your dear fatherland!" The Ainianes, having been expelled by the Lapiths, at first inhabited the region around Aithikia, and then around Molottis and Cassiopaea; but getting nothing good from the land, and moreover suffering from troublesome neighbors, they came to the Cirrhaean plain under the leadership of Oenoclus their king.
οὐδὲν δὲ χρηστὸν ἀπὸ τῆς χώρας ἔχοντες, ἀλλὰ καὶ χαλεποῖς χρώμενοι προσοίκοις εἰς τὸ Κιρραῖον πεδίον ἧκον, Οἰνόκλου τοῦ βασιλέως ἄγοντος αὐτούς. ἐκεῖ δὲ μεγάλων αὐχμῶν γενομένων, κατὰ χρησμὸν ὡς λέγεται τὸν Οἴνοκλον καταλεύσαντες καὶ πάλιν πλανηθέντες, εἰς ταύτην ἀφίκοντο τὴν χώραν, ἣν νῦν ἔχουσιν, ἀγαθὴν καὶ πάμφορον οὖσαν.
And when great droughts occurred there, having stoned Oenoclus to death in accordance with an oracle, as the story goes, and having wandered again, they arrived in this land which they now possess, which is good and all-bearing.
ὅθεν εἰκότως εὔχονται τοῖς θεοῖς εἰς τὴν παλαιὰν πατρίδα μὴ ἐπανελθεῖν, ἀλλʼ αὐτοῦ καταμένειν εὐδαιμονοῦντας.
Hence they naturally pray to the gods never to return to their ancient fatherland, but to remain here in prosperity.
§27τί δήποτε παρὰ Ῥοδίοις εἰς τὸ τοῦ Ὀκριδίωνος ἡρῷον οὐκ εἰσέρχεται κῆρυξ;
Why is it that among the Rhodians a herald does not enter the hero-shrine of Ocridion?
ἢ ὅτι Ὄχιμος τὴν θυγατέρα Κυδίππην ἐνεγγύησεν Ὀκριδίωνι;
Is it because Ochimus betrothed his daughter Cydippe to Ocridion?
Κέρκαφος δʼ ἀδελφὸς ὢν Ὀχίμου τῆς δὲ παιδὸς ἐρῶν, ἔπεισε τὸν κήρυκα διὰ κηρύκων γὰρ ἔθος ἦν τὸ μετέρχεσθαι τὰς νύμφας, ὅταν παραλάβῃ τὴν Κυδίππην, πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἀγαγεῖν.
But Cercaphus, who was the brother of Ochimus and was in love with the girl, persuaded the herald— for it was the custom to fetch brides by means of heralds—when he should receive Cydippe, to bring her to himself.
τούτου δὲ πραχθέντος, ὁ μὲν Κέρκαφος ἔχων τὴν κόρην ἔφυγεν, ὕστερον δὲ τοῦ Ὀχίμου γηράσαντος ἐπανῆλθε.
And when this was done, Cercaphus fled with the girl, and later, when Ochimus had grown old, he returned.
τοῖς δὲ Ῥοδίοις ἔθος κατέστη κήρυκα μὴ προσιέναι τῷ τοῦ Ὀκριδίωνος ἡρῴῳ διὰ τὴν γενομένην ἀδικίαν.
And it became a custom among the Rhodians that a herald should not approach the hero-shrine of Ocridion because of the injustice that had been committed.
§28τί δήποτε παρὰ Τενεδίοις εἰς τὸ τοῦ Τένου ἱερὸν οὐκ ἔξεστιν αὐλητὴν εἰσελθεῖν οὐδʼ Ἀχιλλέως ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ μνησθῆναι;
Why is it that among the Tenedians a flute-player is not allowed to enter the temple of Tenes, nor is Achilles to be mentioned in the temple?
ἢ ὅτι τῆς μητρυιᾶς τὸν Τένην διαβαλούσης ὡς βουλόμενον αὐτῇ συγγενέσθαι Μόλπος ὁ αὐλητὴς τὰ ψευδῆ κατεμαρτύρησεν αὐτοῦ, διὰ τοῦτο τῷ Τένῃ συνέπεσε φεύγειν εἰς Τένεδον μετὰ τῆς ἀδελφῆς;
Is it because, when his stepmother slandered Tenes as wishing to lie with her, Molpus the flute-player bore false witness against him, and for this reason it befell Tenes to flee to Tenedos with his sister?
Ἀχιλλεῖ δὲ λέγεται τὴν μητέρα Θέτιν ἰσχυρῶς ἀπαγορεῦσαι μὴ ἀνελεῖν τὸν Τένην ὡς τιμώμενον ὑπʼ Ἀπόλλωνος, καὶ παρεγγυῆσαι ἑνὶ τῶν οἰκετῶν, ὅπως προσέχῃ καὶ ἀναμιμνήσκῃ, μὴ λάθοι κτείνας ὁ Ἀχιλλεὺς τὸν Τένην.
And it is said that his mother Thetis strictly forbade Achilles to kill Tenes, as he was honored by Apollo, and that she charged one of the servants to watch and remind him, lest Achilles should kill Tenes unawares.
ἐπεὶ δὲ τὴν Τένεδον κατατρέχων ἐδίωκε τὴν ἀδελφὴν τοῦ Τένου καλὴν οὖσαν ἀπαντήσας θʼ ὁ Τένης ἠμύνετο πρὸ τῆς ἀδελφῆς, καὶ ἡ μὲν ἐξέφυγεν ὁ δὲ Τένης ἀνῃρέθη·
But when he was overrunning Tenedos and pursuing the sister of Tenes, who was beautiful, and Tenes, having met him, defended his sister, she indeed escaped but Tenes was slain.
ὁ δʼ Ἀχιλλεὺς πεσόντα γνωρίσας τὸν μὲν οἰκέτην ἀπέκτεινεν ὅτι παρὼν οὐκ ἀνέμνησε, τὸν δὲ Τένην ἔθαψεν οὗ νῦν τὸ ἱερόν ἐστι, καὶ οὔτʼ αὐλητὴς εἴσεισιν οὔτʼ Ἀχιλλεὺς ὀνομάζεται.
And Achilles, when he recognized him as he fell, put the servant to death because, though present, he did not remind him, and buried Tenes where his temple now stands; and neither does a flute-player enter, nor is Achilles named.
§29τίς ὁ παρʼ Ἐπιδαμνίοις πωλήτης;
Who is the "poletes" among the Epidamnians?
Ἐπιδάμνιοι γειτνιῶντες Ἰλλυριοῖς ᾐσθάνοντο τοὺς ἐπιμειγνυμένους αὐτοῖς πολίτας γιγνομένους πονηροὺς καὶ φοβούμενοι νεωτερισμὸν ᾑροῦντο πρὸς τὰ τοιαῦτα συμβόλαια καὶ τὰς ἀμείψεις καθʼ ἕκαστον ἐνιαυτὸν ἕνα τῶν δεδοκιμασμένων παρʼ αὐτοῖς, ὃς ἐπιφοιτῶν τοῖς βαρβάροις παρεῖχεν ἀγορὰν καὶ διάθεσιν πᾶσι τοῖς πολίταις
πωλήτης ʼ
προσαγορευόμενος. §30τίς ἡ περὶ Θρᾴκην Ἀραίνου ἀκτή;
The Epidamnians, neighboring the Illyrians, perceived that the citizens who mingled with them became wicked, and fearing a revolution, they used to choose every year for such contracts and exchanges one of their approved men, who, visiting the barbarians, provided a market and sale for all the citizens, being addressed as "poletes." What is the "Araeon Akte" (the Coast of Curses) near Thrace?
Ἄνδριοι καὶ Χαλκιδεῖς πλεύσαντες εἰς Θρᾴκην οἰκήσεως ἕνεκα Σάνην μὲν πόλιν ἐκ προδοσίας κοινῇ παρέλαβον, τὴν δʼ Ἄκανθον ἐκλελοιπέναι τοὺς βαρβάρους πυνθανόμενοι, δύο κατασκόπους ἔπεμψαν.
The Andrians and the Chalcidians, having sailed to Thrace for the sake of settlement, jointly took the city of Sane by treachery, and learning that the barbarians had abandoned Acanthos, they sent two scouts.
ὡς δὲ τῇ πόλει προσιόντες παντάπασι πεφευγότας ἠσθάνοντο τοὺς πολεμίους, ὁ μὲν Χαλκιδικὸς προεξέδραμεν ὡς καταληψόμενος τοῖς Χαλκιδεῦσι τὴν πόλιν, ὁ δʼ Ἄνδριος οὐ συνεξανύτων ἠκόντισε τὸ δόρυ, καὶ ταῖς πύλαις ἐμπαρέντος μέγα βοήσας Ἀνδρίων ἔφη παισὶν αἰχμῇ προκατειλῆφθαι τὴν πόλιν.
And as they approached the city and perceived that the enemy had completely fled, the Chalcidian ran ahead to seize the city for the Chalcidians, but the Andrian, not keeping pace with him, hurled his spear, and when it was fixed in the gates, he cried out with a loud voice and said that the city had been pre-occupied by the spear for the children of the Andrians.
ἐκ τούτου διαφορᾶς γενομένης, ἄνευ πολέμου συνέβησαν Ἐρυθραίοις καὶ Σαμίοις καὶ Παρίοις χρήσασθαι περὶ πάντων δικασταῖς.
A dispute having arisen from this, they agreed without war to employ the Erythraeans, Samians, and Parians as judges in all matters.
ἐπεὶ δʼ οἱ μὲν Ἐρυθραῖοι, καὶ οἱ Σάμιοι, τὴν ψῆφον Ἀνδρίοις ἤνεγκαν, οἱ δὲ Πάριοι Χαλκιδεῦσιν, ἀρὰς ἔθεντο περὶ τὸν τόπον τοῦτον οἱ Ἄνδριοι κατʼ αὐτῶν μήτε δοῦναι γυναῖκα Παρίοις μήτε λαβεῖν παρʼ αὐτῶν καὶ διὰ τοῦτο προσηγόρευσαν
ἀκτὴν Ἀραίνου,
πρότερον ὀνομαζομένην Δράκοντος.
And when the Erythraeans and the Samians gave their vote for the Andrians, but the Parians for the Chalcidians, the Andrians laid curses around this place against them, that they should neither give a wife to the Parians nor take one from them; and for this reason they called it "Akte of Araeon" (Coast of Curses), which was formerly called the "Coast of Drakon."