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Herodotus · Histories §4.193.1

The Zauyces and Their Women Chariot Drivers

Passage 757 of 1577 · Greek

Summary

Herodotus introduces the Zauyces, neighbors to the Maxyes of Libya, noting that their women drive the chariots in war.

§4.193.1Μαξύων δὲ Λιβύων Ζαύηκες ἔχονται, τοῖσι αἱ γυναῖκες ἡνιοχεῦσι τὰ ἅρματα ἐς τὸν πόλεμον.
Next to the Maxyes of Libya are the Zauyces, among whom the women drive the chariots into war.

Notes

  1. §4.193.1ἔχονται — The middle voice of the verb ἔχω (ἔχομαι), here paired with the genitive plural Μαξύων, means "to border on" or "to be next to."
  2. §4.193.1τοῖσι — An Ionic dialectal form of the dative plural relative pronoun, equivalent to Attic οἷς. It functions here as a dative of reference or possession, meaning "among whom" or "whose."

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Herodotus, Histories §4.193.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:4.193.1

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