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Herodotus · Histories §9.121.1

Athenian Return with Cables of the Bridges

Passage 1576 of 1577 · Greek

Summary

The Athenians return to Greece, bringing back the cables of Xerxes' bridges to dedicate them in the temples, which concludes the events of this year.

§9.121.1ταῦτα δὲ ποιήσαντες ἀπέπλεον ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα, τά τε ἄλλα χρήματα ἄγοντες καὶ δὴ καὶ τὰ ὅπλα τῶν γεφυρέων ὡς ἀναθήσοντες ἐς τὰ ἱρά.
Having done these things, they sailed away to Greece, carrying with them both the other spoils and especially the cables of the bridges, with the intention of dedicating them in the temples.
καὶ κατὰ τὸ ἔτος τοῦτο οὐδὲν ἐπὶ πλέον τούτων ἐγένετο.
And during this year nothing more than these things took place.

Notes

  1. §9.121.1τὰ ὅπλα τῶν γεφυρέων — Although ὅπλα usually means 'weapons' or 'arms', in this context it refers to ship's tackle, specifically the 'cables' or 'ropes' used for Xerxes' boat-bridges across the Hellespont. It is modified by the genitive τῶν γεφυρέων ('of the bridges') and functions as the direct object of ἄγοντες.
  2. §9.121.1ὡς ἀναθήσοντες — The combination of the particle ὡς with the future active participle ἀναθήσοντες (from ἀνατίθημι, nominative masculine plural) expresses the subjective purpose or intention of the subject of the main clause ('with the intention of dedicating').

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Herodotus, Histories §9.121.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:9.121.1

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