Histories

Datis journeyed with his army to Asia (continent)Asia, and when he arrived at Myconos he saw a vision in his sleep. What that vision was is not told, but as soon as day broke Datis made a search of his ships. He found in a Phoenician ship a gilded image of Apollo, and asked where this plunder had been taken. Learning from what temple it had come, he sailed in his own ship to Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos.

The Delians had now returned to their island, and Datis set the image in the temple, instructing the Delians to carry it away to Theban Delium, on the coast opposite +Chalcis [23.6083,38.4667] (Perseus) Chalcis.

Datis gave this order and sailed away, but the Delians never carried that statue away; twenty years later the Thebans brought it to +Delium (deserted settlement), Boeotia, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Delium by command of an oracle.