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Herodotus · Histories §1.101.1

Deioces's Unified Rule and the Six Median Tribes

Passage 101 of 1577 · Greek

Summary

Deioces unites and rules over only the Median nation, and the names of the six tribes constituting the Medes are listed.

§1.101.1Δηιόκης μέν νυν τὸ Μηδικὸν ἔθνος συνέστρεψε μοῦνον καὶ τοῦτον ἦρξε·
Thus Deioces united the Median nation alone and ruled over it.
ἔστι δὲ Μήδων τοσάδε γένεα, Βοῦσαι Παρητακηνοὶ Στρούχατες Ἀριζαντοὶ Βούδιοι Μάγοι.
Now the tribes of the Medes are these: the Busae, the Paretaceni, the Struchates, the Arizanti, the Budii, and the Magi.
γένεα μὲν δὴ Μήδων ἐστὶ τοσάδε.
These, then, are the tribes of the Medes.

Notes

  1. §1.101.1τοῦτον ἦρξε — The verb ἦρξε (aorist active indicative of ἄρχω, 'to rule') usually governs the genitive, but here it takes the accusative τοῦτον. Furthermore, the masculine accusative singular τοῦτον is used instead of the neuter to agree with the neuter antecedent τὸ Μηδικὸν ἔθνος, which is an instance of 'agreement according to sense' (syntaxis ad sensum), treating the 'nation' as a body of people.
  2. §1.101.1μοῦνον — An adjective used adverbially, meaning 'only' or 'alone', emphasizing that Deioces achieved the internal unification of the Median nation alone, without including other nations.

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Herodotus, Histories §1.101.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:1.101.1

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