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Thus spoke Themistocles with intent to deceive, and the Athenians obeyed him; since he had always been esteemed wise and now had shown himself to be both wise and prudent, they were ready to obey whatever he said.

Having won them over, Themistocles straightway sent men in a boat whom he could trust not to reveal under any question the message which he charged them to deliver to the king; one of these was his servant Sicinnus. When these men came to Attica [23.5,38.83] (department), Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Attica, the rest remained with the boat, and Sicinnus went up to Xerxes;

“Themistocles son of Neocles,” he said, “who is the Athenian general and of all the allies the worthiest and wisest, has sent me to tell you this: Themistocles the Athenian has out of his desire to do you a service stayed the Greeks when they wanted to pursue your ships and break the bridges of the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont. Now he bids you go your way, none hindering you.” With that message, the men returned in their boat.

But the Greeks, now that they were no longer minded to pursue the barbarians' ships farther or sail to the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont and break the way of passage, besieged +Andros [24.9,37.816] (inhabited place), Nisos Andros, Cyclades, Aegean Islands, Greece, Europe Andros so that they might take it,

for the men of that place, the first islanders of whom Themistocles demanded money, would not give it. When, however, Themistocles gave them to understand that the Athenians had come with two great gods to aid them, Persuasion and Necessity, and that the Andrians must therefore certainly give money, they said in response, “It is then but reasonable that Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens is great and prosperous, being blessed with serviceable gods.