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Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley)
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XXXV. When Xerxes heard of this, he was very angry and commanded that the Hellespont be whipped with three hundred lashes, and a pair of fetters be thrown into the sea. I have even heard that he sent branders with them to brand the Hellespont. [2] He commanded them while they whipped to utter words outlandish and presumptuous, “Bitter water, our master thus punishes you, because you did him wrong though he had done you none. Xerxes the king will pass over you, whether you want it or not; in accordance with justice no one offers you sacrifice, for you are a turbid and briny river.” [3] He commanded that the sea receive these punishments and that the overseers of the bridge over the Hellespont be beheaded.
There are a total of 18 comments on and cross references to this page.
Further comments from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
book 7 (general note)
book 7, chapter 35 (general note)
book 7, chapter 35, section 1: epikesthai mastigi
book 7, chapter 35, section 1: êdê de êkousa
book 7, chapter 35, section 1: stigeas
book 7, chapter 35, section 2: thuei
book 7, chapter 35, section 2: potamôi
Further comments from Reginald Walter Macan, Herodotus: The Seventh, Eighth, & Ninth Books with Introduction and Commentary:
book 7 (general note)
book 7, chapter 35 (general note)
book 7, chapter 35: deina poieumenos
book 7, chapter 35: ton Hellêsponton ... plêgas
book 7, chapter 35: epikesthai
book 7, chapter 35: pelagos
book 7, chapter 35: pedeôn zeugos
book 7, chapter 35: stigeas
book 7, chapter 35: toutoisi
book 7, chapter 35: rhapizontas
book 7, chapter 35: barbara
book 7, chapter 35: ara
book 7, chapter 35: tholerôi
book 7, chapter 35: kai halmurôi potamôi
book 7, chapter 35: tôn epesteôtôn
Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
411 [Doppelter Akkusativ.]
Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Ajax:
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This text is based on the following book(s): Herodotus, with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. OCLC: 1610641 ISBN: 0674991303, 0674991311, 0674991338, 0674991346
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