Histories

Herodotus

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

“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.