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Herodotus · Histories §5.110.1

Cypriot Array and Onesilus' Challenge to Artybius

Passage 886 of 1577 · Greek

Summary

Following the Ionians' reply, the Persian army reaches the plain of Salamis, and the kings of Cyprus array their forces, with Onesilus volunteering to face the Persian general Artybius.

§5.110.1Ἴωνες μὲν τούτοισι ἀμείψαντο·
The Ionians gave this answer.
μετὰ δε ἡκόντων ἐς τὸ πεδίον τὸ Σαλαμινίων τῶν Περσέων, διέτασσον οἱ βασιλέες τῶν Κυπρίων, τοὺς μὲν ἄλλους Κυπρίους κατὰ τοὺς ἄλλους στρατιώτας ἀντιτάσσοντες, Σαλαμινίων δὲ καὶ Σολίων ἀπολέξαντες τὸ ἄριστον ἀντέτασσον Πέρσῃσι·
After this, when the Persians had come into the plain of the Salaminians, the kings of Cyprus marshalled their forces, posturing the other Cypriots against the other soldiers of the enemy, but selecting the best of the Salaminians and Solians, they arrayed them against the Persians.
Ἀρτυβίῳ δὲ τῷ στρατηγῷ τῶν Περσέων ἐθελοντὴς ἀντετάσσετο Ὀνήσιλος.
Against Artybius, the general of the Persians, Onesilus arrayed himself by his own choice.

Notes

  1. 5.110.1μετὰ δὲ — Here, μετὰ is used adverbially rather than as a preposition, meaning 'afterward' or 'after this.' The connective particle δέ is placed after it as the second word in the clause.
  2. 5.110.1ἡκόντων ... τῶν Περσέων — A genitive absolute construction. The present participle ἡκόντων (from ἥκω) and the noun phrase τῶν Περσέων agree in the genitive case, indicating a temporal circumstance ('when the Persians had come') prior to or concurrent with the main action, with a subject distinct from that of the main clause (οἱ βασιλέες).
  3. 5.110.1ἐθελοντής — A nominative noun used predicatively with the subject Ὀνήσιλος, functioning adverbially to mean 'willingly' or 'of his own free will.'

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Herodotus, Histories §5.110.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:5.110.1

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