Histories

Herodotus

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

Thus it was no marvel that there should be an earthquake in Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos when there had been none before. Also there was an oracle concerning Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos, where it was written:

  1. I will shake Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos, though unshaken before.
In the Greek language these names have the following meanings: Darius is the Doer, Xerxes the Warrior, Artaxerxes the Great Warrior. The Greeks would rightly call the kings thus in their language.

Launching out to sea from Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos, the foreigners put in at the islands and gathered an army from there, taking the sons of the islanders for hostages.