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Herodotus · Histories §3.149.1

Samos Handed to Syloson and Repopulated by Otanes

Passage 553 of 1577 · Greek

Summary

Describes how the Persians handed Samos over to Syloson empty of men, and how the general Otanes later repopulated it due to a dream-vision and a genital disease.

§3.149.1τὴν δὲ Σάμον οἱ Πέρσαι παρέδοσαν Συλοσῶντι ἔρημον ἐοῦσαν ἀνδρῶν.
The Persians handed Samos over to Syloson, empty of men.
ὑστέρῳ μέντοι χρόνῳ καὶ συγκατοίκισε αὐτὴν ὁ στρατηγὸς Ὀτάνης ἔκ τε ὄψιος ὀνείρου καὶ νούσου ἥ μιν κατέλαβε νοσῆσαι τὰ αἰδοῖα.
At a later time, however, the general Otanes also helped to repopulate it, both because of a dream-vision and because of a disease that seized him, infecting his genitals.

Notes

  1. 3.149.1ἔρημον ἐοῦσαν ἀνδρῶν — The genitive noun `ἀνδρῶν` is a genitive of separation or deprivation governed by the adjective `ἔρημον` (which modifies Samos alongside the participle `ἐοῦσαν`), meaning "empty of/lacking [men]".
  2. 3.149.1νοσῆσαι τὰ αἰδοῖα — The infinitive `νοσῆσαι` functions as an explanatory or resultative infinitive, specifying the nature of the disease (`νούσου`) that seized him (`κατέλαβε`). `τὰ αἰδοῖα` is an accusative of respect (part affected) serving as the object/specification of `νοσῆσαι`.

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Herodotus, Histories §3.149.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:3.149.1

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