Histories

The Athenians set in their town-hall a couch adorned as finely as possible, and placed beside it a table covered with all manner of good things, then ordered the Pelasgians to deliver their land to them in the same condition.

The Pelasgians answered, “We will deliver it when a ship with a north wind accomplishes the voyage from your country to ours in one day”; they supposed that this was impossible, since Attica [23.5,38.83] (department), Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Attica is far to the south of +Lemnos [25.25,39.916] (island), Lesvos, Aegean Islands, Greece, Europe Lemnos.

At the time that was all. But a great many years later, when the Gelibolu Yarimadasi (peninsula), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaChersonese on the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont was made subject to Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens, Miltiades son of Cimon accomplished the voyage from Elaeus on the Gelibolu Yarimadasi (peninsula), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaChersonese to +Lemnos [25.25,39.916] (island), Lesvos, Aegean Islands, Greece, Europe Lemnos with the Etesian [*](North-east winds, blowing in July, August, and September.) winds then constantly blowing; he proclaimed that the Pelasgians must leave their island, reminding them of the oracle which the Pelasgians thought would never be fulfilled.