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

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VIII. This Candaules, then, fell in love with his own wife, so much so that he believed her to be by far the most beautiful woman in the world; and believing this, he praised her beauty beyond measure to Gyges son of Dascylus, who was his favorite among his bodyguard; for it was to Gyges that he entrusted all his most important secrets. [2] After a little while, Candaules, doomed to misfortune, spoke to Gyges thus: “Gyges, I do not think that you believe what I say about the beauty of my wife; men trust their ears less than their eyes: so you must see her naked.” Gyges protested loudly at this. [3] “Master,” he said, “what an unsound suggestion, that I should see my mistress naked! When a woman's clothes come off, she dispenses with her modesty, too. [4] Men have long ago made wise rules from which one ought to learn; one of these is that one should mind one's own business. As for me, I believe that your queen is the most beautiful of all women, and I ask you not to ask of me what is lawless.”

Further comments from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
book 1 (general note)
book 1 (general note)
book 1, chapter 8 (general note)
book 1, chapter 8, section 1: huperetitheto
book 1, chapter 8, section 2 (general note)

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):
154 [Zweite Komparationsform.]

Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
355 [Kopulaartige Verben.]
357 [Vokativ.]
421 [Schluss.]

Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
489 [Hôste, hate, hoia, hoion, hôsper in Verbindung mit dem Partizipe.]
545 [b) Grund. Gar.]
552 [B. Substantivsätze der Wirkung, eingeleitet durch hopôs, hôs (negativ hopôs, hôs mê)).]

Cross references from Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898):
gyges2 [Gyges]

Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
417 [Apodosis without an.&#ch2014;Edei, chrên, etc. with the Infinitive.]

Cross references from Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek:
3, 2, 20 [Omission of ô.]
3, 2, 23 [Vocative prepositive:]
36 [Adjectives]: ta kala
651 [pas with anarthrous substantives. ]

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Herodotus, with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920.
OCLC: 1610641
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