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Diodorus Siculus, Library

tade enestin en têi hekkaidekatêi tôn Diodôrou historikôn biblôn.hôs Philippos ho Amuntou parelabe tên tôn Makedonôn basileian.hôs Argaion antipoioumenon tês basileias enikêsen.hôs Illurious kai Paionas katapolemêsas ektêsato tên progonikên archên.peri tês anandrias tou neôterou Dionusiou kai tês Diônos phugês.ktisis Tauromeniou kata tên Sikelian.ta prachthenta kata tên Euboian kai kata ton summachikon polemon. poliorkia Amphipoleôs hupo Philippou kai halôsis.hôs Philippos tous Pudnaious exandrapodisamenos ta chruseia metalla kateskeuasen.hôs Diôn eleutherôsas tous Surakousious Dionusion katepolemêsen.hôs ekpesôn ek tês patridos palin anektêsato tas Surakousas.katalusis summachikou polemou.sundromê triôn basileôn epi Philippon.hôs Philomêlos ho Phôkeus tous Delphous kai to manteion katalabomenos ton hieron polemon exekausen.peri tês ex archês heureseôs tou manteiou.Philomêlou tou Phôkeôs hêtta kai thanatos.Onomarchou paralêpsis tês archês kai paraskeuê pros polemon.hôs Boiôtoi Artabazôi boêthêsantes enikêsan tous basileôs satrapas.hôs Athênaioi Cherronêsou kratêsantes kateklêrouchêsan autên. hôs Philippos Methônên helôn kateskapsen.hôs Philippos Phôkeis nikêsas exebalen ek tês Thettalias.hôs Onomarchos ho Phôkeus Philippon dusi machais nikêsas eis tous eschatous kindunous êgagen.hôs Onomarchos Boiôtous nikêsas Korôneian heilen.hôs Onomarchos en Thettaliai parataxamenos pros Philippon kai Thettalous hêttêthê.hôs autos men ekremasthê, hoi d' alloi katepontisthêsan hôs hierosuloi.hôs Phaullos diadexamenos tên archên polla tôn argurôn kai chrusôn anathêmatôn katekopsen.hôs tas misthophorias anabibasas êthroise misthophorôn plêthos.hôs tetapeinômena ta tôn Phôkeôn pragmata diôrthôsato.hôs chrêmasi diaphtheirôn tas poleis kai tous proestêkotas autais pollous proselabeto summachous.hôs hoi tôn Pheraiôn turannoi paradontes Philippôi tas Pheras Phôkeôn egenonto summachoi.machê Phôkeôn pros Boiôtous peri Orchomenon kai hêtta Phôkeôn. allai machai tois autois para ton Kêphison kai Korôneian kai nikê Boiôtôn.hôs Phaullos strateusas eis tên Lokrida pollas poleis echeirôsato.hôs Phaullos nosôi peripesôn phthinadi ton bion epiponôs katestrepsen.hôs Phalaikos diadexamenos tên archên kai agennôs dioikôn ton polemon exepesen.hôs hoi kata tên Peloponnêson estasiasan.hôs Artaxerxês ho epiklêtheis Ôchos anektêsato Aigupton kai Phoinikên kai Kupron.hôs Philippos tas Chalkidikas poleis prosagagomenos tên episêmotatên polin kateskapsen.zêtêsis tôn analôthentôn hierôn chrêmatôn kai kolasis tôn nosphisamenôn. hôs hoi kataphugontes eis to hieron tou Apollônos Phôkeis ontes pentakosioi paradoxôs hapantes hupo puros diephtharêsan.hôs ho Phôkikos polemos kateluthê.hôs hoi metaschontes tês hierosulias tois Phôkeusin hapantes hupo theias tinos energeias ekolasthêsan. Timoleontos kataplous eis Sikelian kai hai praxeis autou mechri tês teleutês.Perinthou kai Buzantiou poliorkia hupo Philippou. Philippou parataxis pros Athênaious en Chairôneiai kai hêtta Athênaiôn.hôs hoi Hellênes autokratora stratêgon heilonto Philippon.hôs Philippos mellôn diabainein eis tên Asian anêirethê.

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XXVI. epei de tou tripodos emnêsthên, ouk akairon prosanalabein hêgoumai tên palaian peri autou paradedomenên historian. legetai gar to palaion aigas heurein to manteion: hou charin aixi malista chrêstêriazontai mechri tou nun hoi Delphoi. [2] ton de tropon tês heureseôs genesthai phasi toiouton. ontos chasmatos en toutôi tôi topôi, kath' hon esti nun tou hierou to kaloumenon aduton, kai peri touto nenomenôn aigôn dia to mêpô katoikeisthai tous Delphous aiei tên prosiousan tôi chasmati kai prosblepsasan autôi skirtan thaumastôs kai proïesthai phônên diaphoron ê proteron eiôthei phthengesthai. [3] ton d' epistatounta tais aixi thaumasai to paradoxon kai proselthonta tôi chasmati kai katidonta hoionper ên tauto pathein tais aixin:ekeinas te gar homoia poiein tois enthousiazousi kai touton prolegein ta mellonta ginesthai. meta de tauta tês phêmês para tois enchôriois diadotheisês peri tou pathous tôn prosiontôn tôi chasmati pleious apantan epi ton topon: dia de to paradoxon pantôn apopeirômenôn tous aiei plêsiazontas enthousiazein. di' has aitias thaumastôthênai te to manteion kai nomisthênai tês Gês einai to chrêstêrion. [4] kai chronon men tina tous boulomenous manteuesthai prosiontas tôi chasmati poieisthai tas manteias allêlois: meta de tauta pollôn kathallomenôn eis to chasma dia ton enthousiasmon kai pantôn aphanizomenôn doxai tois katoikousi peri ton topon, hina mêdeis kinduneuêi, prophêtin te mian pasi katastêsai gunaika kai dia tautês ginesthai tên chrêsmologian. tautêi de kataskeuasthênai mêchanên, eph' hên anabainousan asphalôs enthousiazein kai manteuesthai tois boulomenois. [5] einai de tên mêchanên treis echousan baseis, aph' hôn autên tripoda klêthênai: schedon de pantas toutou tou kataskeuasmatos apomimêmata ginesthai tous eti kai nun kataskeuazomenous chalkous tripodas. hon men oun tropon heurethê to manteion kai di' has aitias ho tripous kateskeuasthê hikanôs eirêsthai nomizô. [6] thespiôidein de to archaion legetai parthenous dia te to tês phuseôs adiaphthoron kai to tês Artemidos homogenes: tautas gar euthetein pros to têrein ta aporrêta tôn chrêsmôidoumenôn. en de tois neôterois chronois phasin Echekratê ton Thettalon paragenomenon eis to chrêstêrion kai theasamenon tên chrêsmologousan parthenon erasthênai dia to kallos autês kai sunarpasanta biasasthai: tous de Delphous dia to gegenêmenon pathos eis to loipon nomothetêsai mêketi parthenon chrêstêriazein, alla gunaika presbuteran pentêkonta etôn chrêsmologein: kosmeisthai d' autên parthenikêi skeuêi, kathaper hupomnêmati tês palaias prophêtidos. ta men oun peri tês heureseôs tou manteiou muthologoumena toiaut' estin: hêmeis d' epanêxomen epi tas Philomêlou praxeis.

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This text is based on the following book(s):
Diodorus Siculus. Diodorus of Sicily in Twelve Volumes with an English Translation by C. H. Oldfather. Vol. 4-8. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989.
OCLC: 24758311
ISBN: 0674994132, 0674994221, 0674994396, 0674994280, 0674994647

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