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ey　resolved　to　send　to　the　Eginetans　again；　returning　the　Aeacidae；　and　beseeching　them　to　send　some　men　instead。　The　Eginetans；　who　were　at　that　time　a　most　flourishing　people；　elated　with　their　greatness；　and　at　the　same　time　calling　to　mind　their　ancient　feud　with　Athens；　agreed　to　lend　the　Thebans　aid；　and　forthwith　went　to　war　with　the　Athenians；　without　even　giving　them　notice　by　a　herald。　The　attention　of　these　latter　being　engaged　by　the　struggle　with　the　Boeotians；　the　Eginetans　in　their　ships　of　war　made　descents　upon　Attica；　plundered　Phalerum；　and　ravaged　a　vast　number　of　the　townships　upon　the　sea…board；　whereby　the　Athenians　suffered　very　grievous　damage。　　　　　The　ancient　feud　between　the　Eginetans　and　Athenians　arose　out　of　the　following　circumstances。　Once　upon　a　time　the　land　of　Epidaurus　would　bear　no　crops；　and　the　Epidaurians　sent　to　consult　the　oracle　of　Delphi　concerning　their　affliction。　The　answer　bade　them　set　up　the　images　of　Damia　and　Auxesia；　and　promised　them　better　fortune　when　that　should　be　done。　〃Shall　the　images　be　made　of　bronze　or　stone？〃　the　Epidaurians　asked；　but　the　Pythoness　replied；　〃Of　neither：　but　let　them　be　made　of　the　garden　olive。〃　Then　the　Epidaurians　sent　to　Athens　and　asked　leave　to　cut　olive　wood　in　Attica；　believing　the　Athenian　olives　to　be　the　holiest；　or；　according　to　others；　because　there　were　no　olives　at　that　time　anywhere　else　in　all　the　world　but　at　Athens。'　The　Athenians　answered　that　they　would　give　them　leave；　but　on　condition　of　their　bringing　offerings　year　by　year　to　Minerva　Polias　and　to　Erechtheus。　The　Epidaurians　agreed；　and　having　obtained　what　they　wanted；　made　the　images　of　olive　wood；　and　set　them　up　in　their　own　country。　Henceforth　their　land　bore　its　crops；　and　they　duly　paid　the　Athenians　what　had　been　agreed　upon。　　　　　Anciently；　and　even　down　to　the　time　when　this　took　place；　the　Eginetans　were　in　all　things　subject　to　the　Epidaurians；　and　had　to　cross　over　to　Epidaurus　for　the　trial　of　all　suits　in　which　they　were　engaged　one　with　another。　After　this；　however；　the　Eginetans　built　themselves　ships；　and；　growing　proud；　revolted　from　the　Epidaurians。　Having　thus　come　to　be　at　enmity　with　them；　the　Eginetans；　who　were　masters　of　the　sea；　ravaged　Epidaurus；　and　even　carried　off　these　very　images　of　Damia　and　Auxesia；　which　they　set　up　in　their　own　country；　in　the　interior；　at　a　place　called　Oea；　about　twenty　furlongs　from　their　city。　This　done；　they　fixed　a　worship　for　the　images；　which　consisted　in　part　of　sacrifices；　in　part　of　female　satiric　choruses；　while　at　the　same　time　they　appointed　certain　men　to　furnish　the　choruses；　ten　for　each　goddess。　These　choruses　did　not　abuse　men；　but　only　the　women　of　the　country。　Holy　orgies　of　a　similar　kind　were　in　use　also　among　the　Epidaurians；　and　likewise　another　sort　of　holy　orgies；　whereof　it　is　not　lawful　to　speak。　　　　　After　the　robbery　of　the　images　the　Epidaurians　ceased　to　make　the　stipulated　payments　to　the　Athenians；　wherefore　the　Athenians　sent　to　Epidaurus　to　remonstrate。　But　the　Epidaurians　proved　to　them　that　they　were　not　guilty　of　any　wrong：…〃While　the　images　continued　in　their　country；〃　they　said；　〃they　had　duly　paid　the　offerings　according　to　the　agreement；　now　that　the　images　had　been　taken　from　them；　they　were　no　longer　under　any　obligation　to　pay：　the　Athenians　should　make　their　demand　of　the　Eginetans；　in　whose　possession　the　figures　now　were。〃　Upon　this　the　Athenians　sent　to　Egina；　and　demanded　the　images　back；　but　the　Eginetans　answered　that　the　Athenians　had　nothing　whatever　to　do　with　them。　　　　　After　this　the　Athenians　relate　that　they　sent　a　trireme　to　Egina　with　certain　citizens　on　board；　and　that　these　men；　who　bore　commission　from　the　state；　landed　in　Egina；　and　sought　to　take　the　images　away；　considering　them　to　be　their　own；　inasmuch　as　they　were　made　of　their　wood。　And　first　they　endeavoured　to　wrench　them　from　their　pedestals；　and　so　carry　them　off；　but　failing　herein；　they　in　the　next　place　tied　ropes　to　them；　and　set　to　work　to　try　if　they　could　haul　them　down。　In　the　midst　of　their　hauling　suddenly　there　was　a　thunderclap；　and　with　the　thunderclap　an　earthquake；　and　the　crew　of　the　trireme　were　forthwith　seized　with　madness；　and；　like　enemies；　began　to　kill　one　another；　until　at　last　there　was　but　one　left；　who　returned　alone　to　Phalerum。　　　　　Such　is　the　account　given　by　the　Athenians。　The　Eginetans　deny　that　there　was　only　a　single　vessel…　〃Had　there　been　only　one；〃　they　say；　〃or　no　more　than　a　few；　they　would　easily　have　repulsed　the　attack；　even　if　they　had　had　no　fleet　at　all；　but　the　Athenians　came　against　them　with　a　large　number　of　ships；　wherefore　they　gave　way；　and　did　not　hazard　a　battle。〃　They　do　not　however　explain　clearly　whether　it　was　from　a　conviction　of　their　own　inferiority　at　sea　that　they　yielded；　or　whether　it　was　for　the　purpose　of　doing　that　which　in　fact　they　did。　Their　account　is　that　the　Athenians；　disembarking　from　their　ships；　when　they　found　that　no　resistance　was　offered；　made　for　the　statues；　and　failing　to　wrench　them　from　their　pedestals；　tied　ropes　to　them　and　began　to　haul。　Then；　they　say…　and　some　people　will　perhaps　believe　them；　though　I　for　my　part　do　not…　the　two　statues；　as　they　were　being　dragged　and　hauled；　fell　down　both　upon　their　knees；　in　which　attitude　they　still　remain。　Such；　according　to　them；　was　the　conduct　of　the　Athenians；　they　meanwhile；　having　learnt　beforehand　what　was　intended；　had　prevailed　on　the　Argives　to　hold　themselves　in　readiness；　and　the　Athenians　accordingly　were　but　just　landed　on　their　coasts　when　the　Argives　came　to　their　aid。　Secretly　and　silently　they　crossed　over　from　Epidaurus；　and；　before　the　Athenians　were　aware；　cut　off　their　retreat　to　their　ships；　and　fell　upon　them；　and　the　thunder　came　exactly　at　that　moment；　and　the　earthquake　with　it。　　　　　The　Argives　and　the　Eginetans　both　agree　in　giving　this　account；　and　the　Athenians　themselves　acknowledge　that　but　one　of　their　men　returned　alive　to　Attica。　According　to　the　Argives；　he　escaped　from　the　battle　in　which　the　rest　of　the　Athenian　troops　were　destroyed　by　them。　According　to　the　Athenians；　it　was　the　god　who　destroyed　their　troops；　and　even　this　one　man　did　not　escape；　for　he　perished　in　the　following　manner。　When　he　came　back　to　Athens；　bringing　word　of　the　calamity；　the　wives　of　those　who　had　been　sent　out　on　the　expedition　took　it　sorely　to　heart　that　he　alone　should　have　survived　the　slaughter　of　all　the　rest；…　they　therefore　crowded　round　the　man；　and　struck　him　with　the　brooches　by　which　their　dresses　were　fastened　each；　as　she　struck；　asking　him　where　he　had　left　her　husband。　And　the　man　died　in　this　way。　The　Athenians　thought　the　deed　of　the　women　more　horrible　even　than　the　fate　of　the　troops；　as　however　they　did　not　know　how　else　to　punish　them；　they　changed　their　dress　and　compelled　them　to　wear　the　costume　of　the　Ionians。　Till　this　time　the　Athenian　women　had　worn　a　Dorian　dress；　shaped　nearly　like　that　which　prevails　at　Corinth。　Henceforth　they　were　made　to　wear　the　linen　tunic；　which　does　not　require　brooches。　　　　　In　very　truth；　however；　this　dress　is　not　originally　Ionian；　but　Carian；　for　anciently　the　Greek　women　all　wore　the　costume　which　is　now　called　the　Dorian。　It　is　said　further　that　the　Argives　and　Eginetans　made　it　a　custom；　on　this　same　account；　for　their　women　to　wear　brooches　half　as　large　again　as　formerly；　and　to　offer　brooches　rather　than　anything　else　in　the　temple　of　these　goddesses。　They　also　forbade　the　bringing　of　anything　Attic　into　the　temple；　were　it　even　a　jar　of　earthenware；　and　made　a　law　that　none　but　native　drinking　vessels　should　be　used　there　in　time　to　come。　From　this　early　age　to　my　own　day　the　Argive　and　Eginetan　women　have　always　continued　to　wear　their　brooches　larger　than　formerly；　through　hatred　of　the　Athenians。　　　　　Such　then　was　the　origin　of　the　feud　which　existed　between　the　Eginetans　and　the　Athenians。　Hence；　when　the　Thebans　made　their　application　for　succour；　the　Eginetans；　calling　to　mind　the　matter　of　images；　gladly　lent　their　aid　to　the　Boeotians。　They　ravaged　all　the　sea…coast　of　Attica；　and　the　Athenians　were　about　to　attack　them　in　return；　when　they　were　stopped　by　the　oracle　of　Delphi；　which　b