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1. Greek 2 . General Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-57328-3 - Herodotus: Histories: Book VIII Edited by A. M. Bowie Index More information INDEX 1. GREEK ggarion, 188 ka©, redundant, 139 llov, ‘strange’, 121 kaª ...te, 95 llov kaª llov, 188 k©qwn, 188 llwv te, 234 krhsjÅgeton, 139 n, omitted, 115, 150, 198 ra, of realisation, 99, 146, 202, 225 lgw, of inanimate subjects, 114 ‘after all’, 200 te / Þv, + participle, interchangeable, 160 mntiv, see seers, aÉt»nomov, 230 mn ...d, 131, 154 mntoi, adversative, 122, 234, 237 basileÅv, 94–5, 126, 157, 207, 235 dramatic, 178 gr, anticipatory, 112 ½rosggai, 176 gnwsimacw, 122 Âson te, 144 oÉd, following positive clause, 147 daim»niov, 174 oÉk cw, + deliberative subjunctive, d, apodotic, 114, 151 223 dekth, 121 oÎte ...te, 209, 220 d, emphatic with noun, 109 sceptical, 212 papa©, 119 d¦qen, 94, 97 plssw, metaphorical, 95 di, + genitive, ‘more than’, 129 prªn ¢, 92, 98 diabllw, of things, 115 pr»v, + genitive, of advantage, 114 pr»teron ¢, see prªn ¢, e« llwv, 123 prosbllw, + genitive, 180 e­ kwv, 96 e­ per, parenthetic, 148 te gr, 178 e«m©, + participle, periphrastic, 128 t¼ mhdn e²nai, 195–6 norw, + dative, 231 p©stamai, of mistaken belief, 95, 116 Ëp», of circumstances, 89–90, 125 teralkwv, 103–4 eÉergthv, see King, importance of, jrw, intransitive, as passive, 178 c»menov, = ‘be of the nature of’, 234 of votes, 214 wutoÓ, + comparatives, 177 ãrh, 107 qw, of survival, 163 Þv, + genitive absolute, 170 Þv / Âkwv n, of purpose, 98 ¯na d, ironic, 98 ãste, + participle, ‘since’, 210 2 . GENERAL Abdera, 212 Adeimantus, 93, 94–5, 147, 149, 182, Abae, oracle at, 121, 124–5 216 Abronichus, 113 Aeacidae, 151 Achard–Thiers syndrome, 194 Aeginetans, 90, 181 254 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-57328-3 - Herodotus: Histories: Book VIII Edited by A. M. Bowie Index More information INDEX 255 Aeschylus, 6, 8, 172–3, 177, 184, 185, 187, 188, battles, significance of narratives of, 12–14, 208, 209 108, 112, 137, 148, 187 near quotation of, 158 beards, 194 Aglaurus, 140 Belbina, insignificance of, 216 Ahura Mazda, 4, 209 ‘Benefactors’, of King, 164, 170, 225 akinakes, 212 Bisitun, Darius’ monument at, 1, 192, 223 controls weather, 227 Bottiaei, 217 Alabanda, 224 ‘Bow-bearer’, 155, 156, 194 Alexander i of Macedon, 89, 120, 126, 213, bribery, in diplomacy and politics, 94 219, 224 speech of to Athenians, 229–32 Calyndians, 178 Ameinias, 173, 178 Cambyses, 3–4 Amphiaraus, oracle of, 222 Carians, 28, 110–11 see also Artemisia, Anagyrus, 181 Herodotus, son of Basileides, Andrians, 202–3, 216 Carneia, 162 Aphetai, 93 Carystians, 203, 213 apodosis, omission of, 149–50 castration, 194 Aramaic, see literacy, see also eunuchs, Arcadia, 118 catalogues, tailored to context, 88–9, 133 Argos, in Orestis, Macedonians and, 226 Ceos, location of, 165–6, 167 Ariaramnes, 180 chalking of bodies as stratagem, 121 Aristagoras, 16, 19 Chariot, Sacred, 208–9 Aristeides, 169, 214 Chios, fate of symbolised in tale, 193 Arta, 159–60, 209 chronology, 101, 104, 139–40, 208 Artabanus, 9–10, 142 Cilicians, 107 Artabazus, attacks Olynthus and Potidaea, Cleinias, provides own trireme, 109 216–8 Cleombrotus, 161 Artaxerxes i, 201 Colias, 184 Arta¨yntes, 219 colloquial expressions, 95, 153, 158, 166, Artemisia, advises Xerxes, 156–9, 190–2 195 cunning in battle, 177–9 communication, methods of, 113–14, 217 Artemisium, 91 concubines, see Persians, wives, battles at, 100–4, 107–10 construction, change of, 128, 139, 143, 146, parallelism with other battles, see battles, 160, 163, 173, 177, 183, 199–200, 206, significance of narratives of, 209, 211, 220, 235, 236 Athenians, early history of, 134–5 Corinthians, falsely accused by Athenians, abandon city to destruction, 137–41 182–3 damage to Acropolis, 141 Corycian Cave, 127–8 debate with Spartans and Alexander, Croesus, gifts to Delphi, 127 229–38 Crotonians, 136 Ionians and, 114 Cynosura, see Ceos naval power begins, 89 Cyprians, 159 selflessness, 91–3 Cyrus ii, the Great, 3 speech of to Alexander and Spartans, youth of, 21, 225 235–8 Athens, capture and destruction of by Darius, 4–5 Persians, , 130–3 Ahura Mazda and, 209 becomes King, 225 Babylon, possible revolt in, 185 Scythia and, 4, 5 Bacis, 111–12, 168, 184–5 dating by Athenian archon, 138 Bactrians, 206 dative, of citation, 112 Bagaeus, 218 of manner, 226 bandaka, meaning of, 158–9 Delphi, attacked by Persians, 125–30, 221 bark, nourishment in, 208 eastern rulers and 126 ‘bastards’ in Persia, 192 see also Croesus, © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-57328-3 - Herodotus: Histories: Book VIII Edited by A. M. Bowie Index More information 256 INDEX Demaratus, 7, 10, 152 Herodotus, Dicaeus, 152 Athens and, 28, 29–30, 92 diekplous, 101, 172 cultural broad-mindedness, 195 divine order, 21–2, 104–5, 106–7, 128–30, division of text into books, 88 150–3, 183, 216–17, 226 history, on, 175, 180 Drauga, see Arta, ignorance of, 99, 172, 217 Dryopians, 134 inaccuracies in, 118, 140, 171 individuals as sources in, 152 ‘earth and water’, as sign of submission, language, interest in, 176–7 135–6 language of, 22–7 Egyptians, 3, 109 life, 27–30 supposed squadron at Salamis, 172 opinions stated, 92, 117, 123, 161, 218 Eleusinian Mysteries, 151–3 reception of in antiquity, 33–4 Ellopia, 116 scientific theories, interest in, 210, 211 Eretrians, 90 text of, 30–2 Euboeans, 93, 110–12 Herodotus, son of Basileides, 220 eunuchs, 193–4 heroes, in Greek religion, 129–30, 151 Euripus channel, 97–8 hippees, spartan, 215 Euromus, 221 Histiaea, 115, 116 Eurybiades, 91 ‘Hollows, The’, 106 speech of, 196–8 Homer, see also poetic language, 103, 124, events, competing versions of, 20, 182–3, 145, 146, 172, 181, 187, 190, 191, 215 210–12 honour, questions of, 212 precursors of later history, 14, 92, 180, 181, humour, 150, 169, 218 182, 197, 200, 203, 230, 233 Hydarnes, 204 ‘Eyes and Ears’, of King, 160 ‘Immortals’, 204 fire-bearer, 97 Indians, 206 focalisation, of narrative, 97, 98, 101, 105, incubation, as a means of divination, 222 126, 128, 150, 180, 181, 198, 237 indicative, alternating with subjunctive, 170 ‘folk-tales’, 20–1 with optative, 118, 161, 195, 231 allegorical of history, 193 infinitive, absolute, 115, 123, 154, 208 future, ‘Attic’, 158 articular, 178, 236 explanatory (epexegetic), 129, 147, 178, 196 Gobryas, 119 imperatival, 112, 157 gods, abandoning cities, 133 Ion, ancestor of Ionians, 135–6 envious, 199 Ionians, protect shrines, 127 Athens and, see Athenians, Ionians and, see also divine order, Ionian Revolt, for parallelism of Revolt Gordium, 228 with other battles, see battles, Gorgus, king of Salamis, 103 significance of narratives of, 4–5, 14 ‘Greekness’, 236–7 Persian Empire, and, 102, 110 Greeks, Ismenian Apollo, oracle of, 222 characteristics of, 8, 117 Ithamitres, 219 councils of, 136–7, 146–50 flight, readiness for, 93 kennings, 96–7 fragile nature of the alliance, 91, 144, 232 kledon, 207 King’s entourage, part of, 9, 152 kingship myths, 225 northern, reactions of to Xerxes’ invasion, 120 Lade, battle of, parallelism with other battles, Persians and, see Persians, Greeks and, see battles, significance of narratives of, laughter in H., 207 Hellas, 93–4 Lebadeia, oracle at, 221 helots, 117 Lemnos, 104, 162 Hermotimus, 193–6 Leotychidas, 219 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-57328-3 - Herodotus: Histories: Book VIII Edited by A. 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Bowie Index More information INDEX 257 literacy, amongst Persians, 223–4 restrictions on consultation of, 222 Locrians, 124 see also Bacis, Mardonius, oracles and, longhandedness, 231–2 ostracism, 169 Lydia, 15–16 Pamphilians, 159 Macednians, 134 Panionius, 193–6 Macedonian kingship, origin of, 225–8 ‘paradise’, 227–8 Marathon, 129–30, 146, 147, 163, 167–8 Pausanias, king of Sparta, 93 parallelism with other battles, see battles, Peisistratids, in Xerxes’ entourage, 139 significance of narratives of, Pelasgians, 134–5 Mardonius, 119 penteconters, 90–1 blame for defeat of expedition, 5, 9 Perdiccas, see Macedonian kingship, death of, 222 periplous, 102 oracles and, 220–3 Persian texts, echoes of language of, 116, 229, sends Alexander to Athens, 223–5 230 selects an army on Xerxes’ departure, Persians, 1–6 204–7 advisers to King, 157 speech of, advising Xerxes, 189–90 architecture and engineering, 3, 4, 5 Mardontes, 218 attitude to subjects and enemies, 3, 180, Masistes, 10–11 181, 200–1, 212, 230, 232 Medes, 1–6, 205, 207 beauty, importance of amongst, 206 ideological sense of term, 95 characteristics of in H., 101 messengers, as narrative device, 98, 115, 137, ‘concubines’ amongst, 12, 192–3 172 councils of, 153–9 Midas, 228 dress, royal, see also akinakes, 155, 212 Mnesilochus, advises Themistocles, 144, emotionalism, supposed, 7, 179, 188 145–6 Greeks and, 4–6, 110, 139–40, 153, 158–9, Musaeus, 184 177, 210, 212 Mycale, parallelism with other battles, see Greek sources on, 2 battles, significance of narratives of, King, importance of, 108, 176, 189, 192, Mys, consults oracles for Mardonius, 221–3 211 language, 2, 4 names, linking episodes, 13, 14, 176 luxury among, 6–7, 11–12 narration of rejected stories, 182–3, 210–12 messenger system, 186–8 narrative technique, 14–22, 99, 153, 160–1, military campaigns, nature of, 11–12 186 navy of, 98, 101 see also catalogues, focalisation, Herodotus, relations between, see also proskynesis, 6, 155, chronology in, messengers, 159, 174 naval battles, lack of experience in, 100 religion and, 4,
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