Histories

Herodotus

Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).

For when he grew to adulthood, he went to Delphi [22.5167,38.4917] (Perseus) Delphi to inquire about his voice; and the priestess in answer gave him this:

  1. “Battus, you have come for a voice; but Lord Phoebus Apollo
  2. Sends you to found a city in Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya, nurse of sheep,”
just as if she addressed him using the Greek word for “king,” “Basileus, you have come for a voice,” et cetera.