The History
Herodotus
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Book One
1. 1, Herod of Halcarasas, am here sting (oth my his
tony hat time ay ot draw the calor fom wh man has bought
Into being, nor thor great and woederul deeds, mast by both
Grek and barbartane, fl of thei report, ar together wich all
this the eon why they fought one another
“The chrenclers omong the Pesan say that ie was the Phoeni-
ane who wets the cause ofthe lingo fr hey came om wht
ical the Red Se! to oursa, ad avi seed in the coun
in which they now live, they at once set about lng voyage; and
caring Eypian and Asian fegh, dey put ino othe as,
nd among them Argor At this te Argos exclll all others of
‘thie i now called Hells. To Angin, then, came the Phoenicians,
ed there they put thet cago on dep. On dhe fifth o sth day
ther ther ave, when alms ll thee goods had been sol ol
there came down tothe sea, with mang other vomen, the kings
‘Shachter er ramne—ieie dhe same in both dhe Oreck ar Pein
Sccounsos lo, and che wate daughter of inchs. The women
All od by the stern ofthe ship and were baying om among the
‘wae whatever hey had moss het hears on: they ido, the
Phoencan It cut a pent shout and made for them. The most
ofthe women, they sy escaped, bu To and some others were ce
tel ef The Phoenicians need them ito thee ships and sailed
way to Ee
2 That show, che Persians sy, lo came to Ea (chou tht
‘sc how the Grek tl tard chat was the Begining of the
Grromping, Afr this, sy the Penson, certain Greeks, hose
ame they cannot dele, pa ineo Tye ia Phonic coum wd
‘ied of the king’ daughter, Europa. These must have been Cie
1 Hein’ Ra (an) Se no ur Rad Sen lan
seme ewe Ep and tA Pees) ey eae nn
»“ (ay)
‘ans, So fa, the Pnians,it wat i for tat, bt ler that the
Grats were guilty of the second pice of ijn or they male
vith a lng ship t Aen i Coch and the ve Pant, and fe
there, when they had done the bins on which they came, they
‘aed ef the Kings daughter, Medea, The king of the Colchians
set eral to Greece oak for sacifcton forthe earn
‘is dae and to demand her ream. But the Grech enseted
(heal the Pesion stor) chat the Persians, on thet side had
‘or gen srifacton fr dhe carping of Augie lo, ads they
‘hemseles woul give noe to the Colcana
5 Itwasin che next genertion after this the ory oe, tha
Alevander’theson of Pram, having head ofthese deed. wanted
fox hielo, a wie fam Greece by rape and rer, for he was
certain that he wold noc have to ve sic ot tsch
1 the Gres had not So he cared olf Helen The Grek fit.
Solved so demand her tok, aswell a tiiction fr hex caring
(of, But when they dds, the Pesan rough pint her he rape
of Medes, sting thatthe Greks had given no sasfction for tat
‘oc had rendered her when sed. Dd they now want station
from others
4 Upc this pont twat ony rape on bot sides, one frm the
orher ba fom here on, say the Prin, the Grech were peat 0
ame. For the Gree, y they, invaded Asia bere ever the Pe
sane invaded Europe: “i the work of unjust men, we thik,
«aur ff women a al hut once dey ave Boe cari of, to ake
‘evoul the avenging of them the prt ffs a isthe porto
sense ment poy no heed othe mater: clay the women wuld
‘ot have Been cried had they no mind robe" The Pesan say
that they, fo ther par, made no account ofthe women eae of
from Ast but ha the Gress, bce of Lacedaemonian woman
athena 2 great amy, came eaight to Avia and deol che
ower of Pim, and fom tat tne forth he Pentans regu che
Greek peoples thet foes. Forthe Pera csi asthetrown, Ass
and all he barbarian people wo lve i it ue Eure and the
Grek people they regal aetily sepa
2 Thi he arf Airs, the Calle ce
5: Alert sme by bil Pa al tom Gre eae
4 Het ae he nt “barr” nt Cok on whch Si
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4. Thc sb the Pea it happend, and iii the cp
cx of Tey ta iy acne egies e
Sh Ge esas ova he Pee age wh he
Festanforthey oy ty teeta agit et
Ti yey yeh bet pa nA a when
Sekandshe waren ne spre es h
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Het eis Tasimns res besmorke oe
re A te Gated foamed roe aes opened
eS The Ene Se (cle Pa) the Blk Se* (16-9)
diy, wat no subjugation of the es uta mater of a and plan
7 The woveriney of Ly belonged tothe Herel” bad
devolved upon che fy of Cosas, who wee called Mermmadec
snd hist how happened. There was one Cancaules, whom the
(rect cll Myla the rier of Saris and descend foe AL
oes, the on of Heracles, For Agron, the son of Nin, the sono
Bel, she som of leas, wa the fa of the Heracl tob g
of Sua, and Cindoules, he son of Myris, wa the ast. hone
‘who ad been kings ofthis county before Aron wet descendants
‘fy, the son of Ans, om hoe ths whole Lan pon tes
tna: for ere it was called te land of the Mei. Tews bythe
Mei tha the sons of Heracles were ented mith the len ance
dance with an orl; dhe Heracldae were born of slave gi, Be:
longing co lands, and Heracles They held sway for eo nc
‘went pnertions of men, or ve hundred and ive eae, so ae
ceeding athe inthe ale, ntl Candles, som of Man,
8. This Candales felis lve with his own wf aed becase he
was 20 in ove, he thought he ad in et fr the mos ea of
women, So fe thought Now, he had boymard named the
son of Dass, who was his chef favorite among them. Candles
‘sed to conf ll his mest serous concent ths Oye, and of
couse he was fever overran the beauty of is wie bay to
him. Some time theefter™or twa fated that Canales shoul
nd lle spoke wo Gypes thus “Oyges, I do not chink that you
credit me when I ell you abot the beauty of my wiles for deed
mes eas are dle agent of eli than tei eys. Conve, then,
‘hac you see her naked "The ether made cutry agus nd
‘i, "Mase, what ack word dis you hve speken in bung
‘me lok pon ny misses naked! With the Laing de of er
‘lots, a woman ls ade the respect that is het! Many ae the
fine things dicoveel by men old, and smeng them this ce, tat
‘ich should ook upon hisewn, ony dea live that your we
'sthe most beau ofall wren, and I bg oot to demand
‘me what i unwl
9, With thee words he would ave foght hin of beng
‘eds some evi shoal come ro imu ot ofthese things bt
6 Theending te mens shee “ent Heck”
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the other nari and i: "Bef gol hea, Gres and ee
tier mp le ma ogg ha a tal you nor pet
{eta re nightly from ee. For ey own pa
“ion entre tase wi neko se fs been sen by
‘Fer wp youn he tm whoo dey, hing
my coming, my we to wil one to het
Saree dr tse nce nance On se wl oy
terclthes tne by oe he aks hem ofan owl give You
faesure ove her Bat hen she gos fom he chat teed
tnd you ste teil het let you toed then she doer ot se You
het teh he de
te Ina, ens Gygs wataatew aid be mt
seh Cane, when Be oe he Bou ete ha ame, ed
‘Grp tt hs teroom, a ead Hs ul, to, came ina
(ater andy she came nad nd er cae, Gyge ewe
ter When she went te bed se Gyger wa behind es he
tipped out tte woran are hina ews gg though the
thor She undesond then what hal been doy he ub ad
though the waste tamed herbed ot or ton ae
{uemtod;hovng in mind t ke onshment on Canales. Fr
Shoog the Lyin and ded noe the gray ofthe rb
iia ee crea man tobe ee ed on comin peat she
Tie Sof that nese shed obi ba eld et pene But
when the day dawned header sich of er hosel se
Tans he tw ete nt yl rd set fr Oya. He pe
Tecra hugh hes knowing ning of wat hd eppened and
eon et sumone since he a teen won before too
‘Sine naendance whenever he een shuld eall has. AS Gps
Sopesc the woman si his: “Gygs there ar wo fade Be
Bi our ac ge you your cewek you wl uae. Ether
you iCal and ake me athe kinphip ofthe Lins
fst olf de aghay 2 you ae, ha You may me
By cane, coy Candle cre nd ok on tae you
ca forearm th
ETERS ie lil Fr he
Gyn amma wth hah
toluene secniy of srk» chote But he ido pee
Sade heron ow tht mecaty ly iy be i: et# (uaa)
ul is master or hse be ill by others. So he chose hit owe
survival. Then he spoke t her and asked her fre “Since Joe
force me til my master all uvling lec me hen fee
what way we shall tack i.” She anocred ands “The wach,
‘on him shal be made fom dhe seaune place whence be showed
feo jounated awh eerie at you sal ack
"2. So they prepared their plot, andy as night came on—for
‘here wa no ging lack for Gygs, nor any iSdance of che matter
tut thae cher hans o Candas must diehe followel the
‘woman into he bedroom, She gave hie 3 dagger and hid him be
hind the very door. And ater that, as Candles was taking hin et,
Grae Slipped out and Klled him, and ot wos that he. Cys,
thd the wife and the Kinphip of Lin, Athiocas of Pass, sho
live a the sme cine, made mention of him in poet of ambhe
1, He had inde, the kingship, and it was stengthened by a
‘ace rom Deigi. Fr when the Lydans made» pres todo stout
what had happened to Candaules and were in ats about ie the
conspirators who were with Gyges came toa ageement with he
est of the Lyians that the oracle should proclaum hi king of
‘Ly, he should indeed be bing if shouldnt, he should eed
tack the power othe Herds The orale gave i rower ands
Gras gained his kinship. Behe mach the Pthasi tha the
eoci sald yet have vengeance on a descendant of Ges in
the ft generation, Bu of hs word nether the Lyons noe thet
ngs mae any acount until wa ule
"4. Thus it was thatthe Mermnads pind the sovereignty and
dspoiled the Herald, and Gye, when he bec Linge
Aelia offerings ro Delhi and not afew a tat. For fall the
letications of sve, che most of them in Delp are hist an par
fom the alver he dalcsted a vat desl of gol nclating whe
‘most worth remembering, sx golden bows, Thee son inthe se
‘ote houte ofthe Gorsthian and weigh thie talent” Though,
‘ely spoken, (not che Weare howe ofthe coral ofthe
(Corinthians but hat of Cyesels, the sn of Eaton, Ths Ces was
7. fara deus of Gre wg menue eh de
tach tte tc
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‘he fia ofthe brbrians of whom we know who deicated object,
fat Delphi—the Ere, that er Midas, the son of Oda, king of
Phrygia. For Mes, too, dedicate his royal done on which heat
and gave judgnent, and his iadeal is a marvel to ee. The done
‘ands where Gye ota This old and the silver that Gps