Greek passages split into sentences with English translation
| Passage | Sentence | Greek | English | Era | Skepticism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.39.1 | 1 | ἑτέρα δὲ ὁδὸς ἐξ Ἐλευσῖνος πρὸς Μέγαρα ἄγει· | Another road leads from Eleusis toward Megara. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.1 | 2 | ταύτην ἐρχομένοις τὴν ὁδὸν φρέαρ ἐστὶν Ἄνθιον καλούμενον. | As one follows this road there is a well called Anthion. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.1 | 3 | ἐποίησε δὲ Πάμφως ἐπὶ τούτῳ τῷ φρέατι καθῆσθαι Δήμητρα μετὰ τὴν ἁρπαγὴν τῆς παιδὸς γραῒ εἰκασμένην· | Pamphos recorded that by this well Demeter sat, after her daughter's abduction, disguised in the form of an old woman. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.1 | 4 | ἐντεῦθεν δὲ αὐτὴν ἅτε γυναῖκα Ἀργείαν ὑπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων τῶν Κελεοῦ κομισθῆναι παρὰ τὴν μητέρα καί οἱ τὴν Μετάνειραν οὕτω πιστεῦσαι τοῦ παιδὸς τὴν ἀνατροφήν. | It was from this place, he says, that the daughters of Celeus brought her as though she were an Argive woman to their mother, and thus persuaded Metaneira to entrust to her the rearing of her child. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.2 | 1 | ὀλίγῳ δὲ ἀπωτέρω τοῦ φρέατος ἱερὸν Μετανείρας ἐστὶ καὶ μετʼ αὐτὸ τάφοι τῶν ἐπὶ Θήβας. | A short distance away from the well is a sanctuary of Metaneira, and beyond it are the tombs of those who marched against Thebes. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.2 | 2 | Κρέων γάρ, ὃς ἐδυνάστευε τότε ἐν Θήβαις Λαοδάμαντα ἐπιτροπεύων τὸν Ἐτεοκλέους, οὐ παρῆκε τοῖς προσήκουσιν ἀνελομένοις θάψαι· | For Creon, who at that time ruled in Thebes as guardian for Laodamas, the son of Eteocles, did not allow their relatives to recover the bodies and bury them. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.2 | 3 | ἱκετεύσαντος δὲ Ἀδράστου Θησέα καὶ μάχης Ἀθηναίων γενομένης πρὸς Βοιωτούς, Θησεὺς ὡς ἐκράτησε τῇ μάχῃ κομίσας ἐς τὴν Ἐλευσινίαν τοὺς νεκροὺς ἐνταῦθα ἔθαψε. | When Adrastus entreated Theseus for help, a battle took place between Athenians and Boeotians; after winning this battle, Theseus brought the bodies to Eleusis and buried them there. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.2 | 4 | Θηβαῖοι δὲ τὴν ἀναίρεσιν τῶν νεκρῶν λέγουσιν ἐθελονταὶ δοῦναι καὶ συνάψαι μάχην οὔ φασι. | The Thebans, however, say that they willingly allowed the retrieval of the bodies and deny that any battle was fought. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.3 | 1 | μετὰ δὲ τῶν Ἀργείων τοὺς τάφους ἐστὶν Ἀλόπης μνῆμα, ἣν τεκοῦσαν Ἱπποθόωντα ἐκ Ποσειδῶνος ἀποθανεῖν ἐνταῦθά φασιν ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρὸς Κερκυόνος. | After the tombs of the Argives is the memorial of Alope, who, it is said, bore Hippothoon to Poseidon, and died there at the hands of her father Cercyon. | Mythic | Skeptical |
| 1.39.3 | 2 | εἶναι δὲ ὁ Κερκυὼν λέγεται καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ἄδικος ἐς τοὺς ξένους καὶ παλαίειν οὐ βουλομένοις· | Cercyon is said also in other ways to have been unjust toward strangers, compelling them to wrestle even if they did not wish it. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.3 | 3 | καὶ ὁ τόπος οὗτος παλαίστρα καὶ ἐς ἐμὲ ἐκαλεῖτο Κερκυόνος, ὀλίγον τοῦ τάφου τῆς Ἀλόπης ἀπέχων. | Thus, this place was called even in my time the wrestling-ground of Cercyon, which lies not far from Alope's tomb. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.3 | 4 | λέγεται δὲ ὁ Κερκυὼν τοὺς καταστάντας ἐς πάλην διαφθεῖραι πλὴν Θησέως, Θησεὺς δὲ κατεπάλαισεν αὐτὸν σοφίᾳ τὸ πλέον· | It is said that Cercyon killed those who entered the wrestling-match with him, except Theseus, who overcame him chiefly by skill. | Mythic | Skeptical |
| 1.39.3 | 5 | παλαιστικὴν γὰρ τέχνην εὗρε Θησεὺς πρῶτος καὶ πάλης κατέστη ὕστερον ἀπʼ ἐκείνου διδασκαλία· πρότερον δὲ ἐχρῶντο μεγέθει μόνον καὶ ῥώμῃ πρὸς τὰς πάλας. | Indeed, Theseus was the first to discover the art of wrestling, and from him arose afterward the teaching of wrestling; previously, men relied only upon their size and strength in contests. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.3 | 6 | τοσαῦτα κατὰ γνώμην τὴν ἐμὴν Ἀθηναίοις γνωριμώτατα ἦν ἔν τε λόγοις καὶ θεωρήμασιν. | These things, in my judgment, were very well known to the Athenians, both through reports and their own observations. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.3 | 7 | ἀπέκρινε δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν πολλῶν ἐξ ἀρχῆς ὁ λόγος μοι τὰ ἐς συγγραφὴν ἀνήκοντα. | From the beginning of my narrative onward, however, my account set apart those points suitable for inclusion in my description. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.4 | 1 | Ἐλευσῖνι δὲ ἤδη πλησιόχωρος ἡ καλουμένη Μεγαρίς· | Bordering close upon Eleusis is the region called Megaris. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.4 | 2 | τῆς Ἀθηναίων ἦν καὶ αὕτη τὸ ἀρχαῖον, Πύλα τοῦ βασιλέως καταλιπόντος Πανδίονι. | In earlier times this also belonged to the Athenians, for King Pylas relinquished it to Pandion. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.4 | 3 | μαρτύρια δέ μοι τάφος τε Πανδίονος ἐν τῇ γῇ καὶ Νῖσος Αἰγεῖ μὲν πρεσβυτάτῳ τοῦ παντὸς γένους παραχωρήσας Ἀθηναίων ἄρχειν, αὐτὸς δὲ Μεγάρων καὶ τῆς ἄχρι Κορίνθου βασιλεύειν ἀξιωθείς· | As evidence I point both to Pandion's tomb in that land and to Nisus himself, who yielded rule over Athens to Aegeus, the eldest of the whole family, but retained for himself Megara and the territory as far as Corinth, ruling as king. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.4 | 4 | Νίσαιά τε ἔτι καὶ νῦν Μεγαρεῦσιν ἐπίνειον ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ καλεῖται. | Indeed, even now the port Nisaea, which serves the Megarians, bears his name. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.4 | 5 | Κόδρου δὲ ὕστερον βασιλεύοντος στρατεύουσιν ἐπʼ Ἀθήνας Πελοποννήσιοι· καὶ ὡς οὐδὲν ἀποδειξάμενοι λαμπρὸν ἐκομίζοντο ὀπίσω, Μέγαρα Ἀθηναίων ἑλόντες Κορινθίων καὶ τῶν ἄλλων συμμάχων τοῖς ἐθέλουσιν ἔδωκαν οἰκῆσαι. | Later, in the reign of Codrus, the Peloponnesians attacked Athens; and when they returned home without having achieved any notable success, they captured Megara from the Athenians and gave it to the Corinthians and other allies who wished to settle there. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.5 | 1 | Μεγαρεῖς μὲν οὕτως ἔθη καὶ φωνὴν μεταβαλόντες Δωριεῖς γεγόνασι, κληθῆναι δὲ οὕτω τὴν πόλιν φασὶν ἐπὶ Καρὸς τοῦ Φορωνέως ἐν τῇ γῇ ταύτῃ βασιλεύοντος· | The Megarians, having thus altered their customs and dialect, became Dorians; they say their city was named after Car, the son of Phoroneus, who once ruled in this land. | Mythic | Skeptical |
| 1.39.5 | 2 | τότε πρῶτον λέγουσιν ἱερὰ γενέσθαι Δήμητρος αὐτοῖς, τότε ἀνθρώπους ὀνομάσαι Μέγαρα. | At that time, they claim, rites of Demeter were first established by them, and at that same period, the inhabitants began to call their city Megara. | Mythic | Skeptical |
| 1.39.5 | 3 | οὕτω μὲν αὐτοὶ περὶ σφῶν Μεγαρεῖς λέγουσι· | Thus the Megarians themselves tell the story of their origins. | Mythic | Skeptical |
| 1.39.5 | 4 | Βοιωτοὶ δὲ ἐν Ὀγχηστῷ Μεγαρέα τὸν Ποσειδῶνος οἰκοῦντα ἀφικέσθαι στρατιᾷ Βοιωτῶν φασι Νίσῳ τὸν πρὸς Μίνω πόλεμον συνδιοίσοντα, πεσόντα δὲ αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ μάχῃ ταφῆναί τε αὐτοῦ καὶ τῇ πόλει Μέγαρα ὄνομα ἀπὸ τούτου γενέσθαι, πρότερον Νίσᾳ καλουμένῃ. | The Boeotians, however, assert at Onchestus that Megareus, a son of Poseidon who lived there, came to Nisos with a Boeotian army to aid him in his war against Minos; Megareus fell in battle and was buried there, and from him the city, previously called Nisa, received the name Megara. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.6 | 1 | δωδεκάτῃ δὲ ὕστερον μετὰ Κᾶρα τὸν Φορωνέως γενεᾷ λέγουσιν οἱ Μεγαρεῖς Λέλεγα ἀφικόμενον ἐξ Αἰγύπτου βασιλεῦσαι καὶ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους κληθῆναι Λέλεγας ἐπὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς αὐτοῦ· | The Megarians say that twelve generations after Car, the son of Phoroneus, Lelex came from Egypt and became king, and that the people were named Leleges from him during his rule. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.6 | 2 | Κλήσωνος δὲ τοῦ Λέλεγος γενέσθαι Πύλαν, τοῦ Πύλα δὲ Σκίρωνα· | Lelex had a son named Cleson, and from Cleson was born Pylas, and from Pylas, Sciron. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.6 | 3 | τοῦτον συνοικῆσαι Πανδίονος θυγατρί, καὶ ὕστερον Νίσῳ τῷ Πανδίονος ἐς ἀμφισβήτησιν ἐλθεῖν περὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς Σκίρωνα καί σφισιν Αἰακὸν δικάσαι, βασιλείαν μὲν διδόντα Νίσῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀπογόνοις, Σκίρωνι δὲ ἡγεμονίαν εἶναι πολέμου. | This Sciron married the daughter of Pandion, and afterwards entered into a dispute with Nisus, son of Pandion, regarding the kingdom, and Aeacus arbitrated between them, awarding the kingship to Nisus and his descendants, but assigning the military command to Sciron. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 1.39.6 | 4 | Μεγαρέα δὲ τὸν Ποσειδῶνος θυγατρὶ Νίσου συνοικήσαντα Ἰφινόῃ διαδέξασθαι τὴν τοῦ Νίσου φασὶν ἀρχήν· | Megareus, who married Iphinoë, the daughter of Nisus, succeeded him on the throne, according to tradition. | Mythic | Skeptical |
| 1.39.6 | 5 | τὸν δὲ Κρητικὸν πόλεμον καὶ τὴν ἐπὶ Νίσου βασιλεύοντος ἅλωσιν τῆς πόλεως οὐκ ἐθέλουσιν εἰδέναι. | However, the Megarians refuse to acknowledge the Cretan war and the capture of the city which took place during the reign of Nisus. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |