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Herodotus · Histories §7.77.1

Equipment and Commander of Cabelees and Milyae

Passage 1140 of 1577 · Greek

Summary

Describing the equipment of the Cabelees (Lasonians) as identical to that of the Cilicians, and outlining the armament of the Milyae under the command of Badres, son of Hystanes.

§7.77.1Καβηλέες δὲ οἱ Μηίονες, Λασόνιοι δὲ καλεύμενοι, τὴν αὐτὴν Κίλιξι εἶχον σκευήν, τὴν ἐγώ, ἐπεὰν κατὰ τὴν Κιλίκων τάξιν διεξιὼν γένωμαι, τότε σημανέω.
The Cabelees, who are Maeonians and are called Lasonians, had the same equipment as the Cilicians; this I shall describe when in the course of my catalogue I come to the array of the Cilicians.
Μιλύαι δὲ αἰχμάς τε βραχέας εἶχον καὶ εἵματα ἐνεπεπορπέατο· εἶχον δὲ αὐτῶν τόξα μετεξέτεροι Λύκια, περὶ δὲ τῇσι κεφαλῇσι ἐκ διφθερέων πεποιημένας κυνέας.
The Milyae had short spears and their garments were fastened with brooches; some of them also had Lycian bows, and on their heads helmets made of leather.
τούτων πάντων ἦρχε Βάδρης ὁ Ὑστάνεος.
Over all these Badres the son of Hystanes was commander.

Notes

  1. §7.77.1τὴν αὐτὴν Κίλιξι — The dative Κίλιξι is used with the adjective of identity ὁ αὐτός to express the standard of comparison ("the same as the Cilicians").
  2. §7.77.1ἐνεπεπορπέατο — Third-person plural pluperfect indicative passive of the verb ἐμπερονάω ("to pin/fasten"). It features the Ionic ending -ατο instead of the Attic -ντο.
  3. §7.77.1σημανέω — Future active indicative of σημαίνω, showing the uncontracted Ionic form corresponding to the Attic σημανῶ.

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