Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley)

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CXX. Thus Astyages punished Harpagus. But, to help him to decide about Cyrus, he summoned the same Magi who had interpreted his dream as I have said: and when they came, Astyages asked them how they had interpreted his dream. They answered as before, and said that the boy must have been made king had he lived and not died first. [2] Then Astyages said, “The boy is safe and alive, and when he was living in the country the boys of his village made him king, and he duly did all that is done by true kings: for he assigned to each individually the roles of bodyguards and sentinels and messengers and everything else, and so ruled. And what do you think is the significance of this?” [3] “If the boy is alive,” said the Magi, “and has been made king without premeditation, then be confident on this score and keep an untroubled heart: he will not be made king a second time. Even in our prophecies, it is often but a small thing that has been foretold and the consequences of dreams come to nothing in the end.” [4] “I too, Magi,” said Astyages, “am very much of your opinion: that the dream came true when the boy was called king, and that I have no more to fear from him. Nevertheless consider well and advise me what will be safest both for my house and for you.” [5] The Magi said, “O King, we too are very anxious that your sovereignty prosper: for otherwise, it passes from your nation to this boy who is a Persian, and so we Medes are enslaved and held of no account by the Persians, as we are of another blood, but while you, our countryman, are established king, we have our share of power, and great honor is shown us by you. [6] Thus, then, we ought by all means to watch out for you and for your sovereignty. And if at the present time we saw any danger we would declare everything to you: but now the dream has had a trifling conclusion, and we ourselves are confident and advise you to be so also. As for this boy, send him out of your sight to the Persians and to his parents.”

Further comments from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
book 1 (general note)
book 1 (general note)
book 1, chapter 120 (general note)
book 1, chapter 120, section 1: ei epezôse
book 1, chapter 120, section 3: para smikra

Cross references from Perseus Encyclopedia:
herodotus-3 [Herodotus and Homer (3)]

Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Friedrich Blass, Ausführliche Grammatik der Griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
138 [I. Abundantia.]

Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
403 [Ellipse des durch das Attributiv näher zu bestimmenden Substantivs.]
417 [Fortsetzung.]
440 [4) Para, bei, und pros, vor.]
465 [Gebrauch des Artikels bei Pronomen und Zahlwörtern mit und ohne Substantiv.]

Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Ajax:
* [974-1184]

Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Philoctetes:
* [827-864]
* [1218-1471]

Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
410 [2. With Supposition contrary to Fact.]

Cross references from Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek:
29 [a. With the article:]: tous geinamenous

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