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  • Speech 1: To Demonicus
  • Speech 2: To Nicocles
  • Speech 3: Nicocles or the Cyprians
  • Speech 4: Panegyricus
  • Speech 5: To Philip
  • Speech 6: Archidamus
  • Speech 7: Areopagiticus
  • Speech 8: On the Peace
  • Speech 9: Evagoras
  • Speech 10: Helen
  • Speech 11: Busiris
  • Speech 12: Panathenaicus
  • Speech 13: Against the Sophists
  • Speech 14: Plataicus
  • Speech 15: Antidosis
  • Speech 16: Concerning the Team of Horses
  • Speech 17: Trapeziticus
  • Speech 18: Against Callimachus
  • Speech 19: Aegineticus
  • Speech 20: Against Lochites
  • Speech 21: Against Euthynus
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    Isocrates, Speeches and Letters (ed. George Norlin)

    Panathenaicus

    Editions and translations: Greek (ed. George Norlin) | English (ed. George Norlin)
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    [191] Now as to the two wars, I have said enough earlier in this discourse.1 I shall now take up the third, which took place when the other Hellenic cities had just been founded and while our own city was still ruled by kings. In those days there occurred at the same time very many wars and very great perils. I could neither ascertain nor set forth the history of all of them, [192] and I shall pass over the great bulk of the things which were then done, but do not now press upon us to be told, and shall endeavor to inform you as briefly as I can of the enemies who attacked our city, of the battles which deserve to be recalled and recounted, of their leaders, and, furthermore, of the pretexts which they alleged, and of the strength of the peoples who joined in their campaigns. For these details will be enough to discuss in addition to what we have said about our adversaries.

    [193] For our country was invaded by the Thracians, led by Eumolpus,2 son of Poseidon, who disputed the possession of Athens with Erechtheus, alleging, that Poseidon had appropriated the city before Athena; also by the Scythians, led by the Amazons,3 the offspring of Ares, who made the expedition to recover Hippolyte,4 since she had not only broken the laws which were established among them, but had become enamored of Theseus and followed him from her home to Athens and there lived with him as his consort;

    1 In 49 ff., 42 ff., 164 ff.

    2 See Isoc. 4.68; Isoc. 6.42; Isoc. 7.75.

    3 See Isoc. 4.68.

    4 A queen of the Amazons, who, according to one legend, being enamored of Theseus, deserted her own people and followed him to Athens. In one tradition she meets her death fighting against the Amazons, who came to recover her. Paus. 1.2.1.

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    Cross references from Herbert Weir Smyth, A Greek Grammar for Colleges:
    1409 [GENITIVE OF CAUSE]: êmphisbêtêsen Erechthei tês poleôs

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    Isocrates. Isocrates with an English Translation in three volumes, by George Norlin, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1980.
    OCLC: 17454675
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