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hey　would　likewise　give　him　a　gift；　which　would　make　many　men　call　him　blessed。〃　　　　　Such　was　the　tenor　of　the　prophecies。　The　Apolloniats　kept　them　close；　but　charged　some　of　their　citizens　to　go　and　make　terms　with　Evenius；　and　these　men　managed　the　business　for　them　in　the　way　which　I　will　now　describe。　They　found　Evenius　upon　a　bench；　and；　approaching　him；　they　sat　down　by　his　side；　and　began　to　talk：　at　first　they　spoke　of　quite　other　matters；　but　in　the　end　they　mentioned　his　misfortune；　and　offered　him　their　condolence。　Having　thus　beguiled　him；　at　last　they　put　the　question…　〃What　atonement　would　he　desire；　if　the　Apolloniats　were　willing　to　make　him　satisfaction　for　the　wrong　which　they　had　done　to　him？〃　Hereupon　Evenius；　who　had　not　heard　of　the　oracle；　made　answer…　〃If　I　were　given　the　lands　of　this　man　and　that…〃　（here　he　named　the　two　men　whom　he　knew　to　have　the　finest　farms　in　Apollonia）；　〃and　likewise　the　house　of　this　other〃…　（and　here　he　mentioned　the　house　which　he　knew　to　be　the　handsomest　in　the　town）；　〃I　would；　when　master　of　these；　be　quite　content；　and　my　wrath　would　cease　altogether。〃　As　soon　as　Evenius　had　thus　spoken；　the　men　who　sat　by　him　rejoined…　〃Evenius；　the　Apolloniats　give　thee　the　atonement　which　thou　hast　desired；　according　to　the　bidding　of　the　oracles。〃　Then　Evenius　understood　the　whole　matter；　and　was　enraged　that　they　had　deceived　him　so；　but　the　Apolloniats　bought　the　farms　from　their　owners；　and　gave　Evenius　what　he　had　chosen。　After　this　was　done；　straightway　Evenius　had　the　gift　of　prophecy；　insomuch　that　he　became　a　famous　man　in　Greece。　　　　　Deiphonus；　the　son　of　this　Evenius；　had　accompanied　the　Corinthians；　and　was　soothsayer；　as　I　said　before；　to　the　Greek　armament。　One　account；　however；　which　I　have　heard；　declares　that　he　was　not　really　the　son　of　this　man；　but　only　took　the　name；　and　then　went　about　Greece　and　let　out　his　services　for　hire。　　　　　The　Greeks；　as　soon　as　the　victims　were　favourable；　put　to　sea；　and　sailed　across　from　Delos　to　Samos。　Arriving　off　Calami；　a　place　upon　the　Samian　coast；　they　brought　the　fleet　to　an　anchor　near　the　temple　of　Juno　which　stands　there；　and　prepared　to　engage　the　Persians　by　sea。　These　latter；　however；　no　sooner　heard　of　the　approach　of　the　Greeks；　than；　dismissing　the　Phoenician　ships；　they　sailed　away　with　the　remainder　to　the　mainland。　For　it　had　been　resolved　in　council　not　to　risk　a　battle；　since　the　Persian　fleet　was　thought　to　be　no　match　for　that　of　the　enemy。　They　fled；　therefore；　to　the　main；　to　be　under　the　protection　of　their　land　army；　which　now　lay　at　Mycale；　and　consisted　of　the　troops　left　behind　by　Xerxes　to　keep　guard　over　Ionia。　This　was　an　army　of　sixty　thousand　men；　under　the　command　of　Tigranes；　a　Persian　of　more　than　common　beauty　and　stature。　The　captains　resolved　therefore　to　betake　themselves　to　these　troops　for　defence；　to　drag　their　ships　ashore；　and　to　build　a　rampart　around　them；　which　might　at　once　protect　the　fleet；　and　serve　likewise　as　a　place　of　refuge　for　themselves。　　　　　Having　so　resolved；　the　commanders　put　out　to　sea；　and　passing　the　temple　of　the　Eumenides；　arrived　at　Gaeson　and　Scolopoeis；　which　are　in　the　territory　of　Mycale。　Here　is　a　temple　of　Eleusinian　Ceres；　built　by　Philistus　the　son　of　Pasicles　who　came　to　Asia　with　Neileus　the　son　of　Codrus；　what　time　he　founded　Miletus。　At　this　place　they　drew　the　ships　up　on　the　beach；　and　surrounded　them　with　a　rampart　made　of　stones　and　trunks　of　trees；　cutting　down　for　this　purpose　all　the　fruit…trees　which　grew　near；　and　defending　the　barrier　by　means　of　stakes　firmly　planted　in　the　ground。　Here　they　were　prepared　either　to　win　a　battle；　or　undergo　a　siege…　their　thoughts　embracing　both　chances。　　　　　The　Greeks；　when　they　understood　that　the　barbarians　had　fled　to　the　mainland；　were　sorely　vexed　at　their　escape：　nor　could　they　determine　at　first　what　they　should　do；　whether　they　should　return　home；　or　proceed　to　the　Hellespont。　In　the　end；　however；　they　resolved　to　do　neither；　but　to　make　sail　for　the　continent。　So　they　made　themselves　ready　for　a　sea…fight　by　the　preparation　of　boarding…bridges；　and　what　else　was　necessary；　provided　with　which　they　sailed　to　Mycale。　Now　when　they　came　to　the　place　where　the　camp　was；　they　found　no　one　venture　out　to　meet　them；　but　observed　the　ships　all　dragged　ashore　within　the　barrier；　and　a　strong　land…force　drawn　up　in　battle　array　upon　the　beach；　Leotychides　therefore　sailed　along　the　shore　in　his　ship；　keeping　as　close　hauled　to　the　land　as　possible；　and　by　the　voice　of　a　herald　thus　addressed　the　Ionians：…　　　　　〃Men　of　Ionia…　ye　who　can　hear　me　speak…　do　ye　take　heed　to　what　I　say；　for　the　Persians　will　not　understand　a　word　that　I　utter。　When　we　join　battle　with　them；　before　aught　else；　remember　Freedom…　and　next；　recollect　our　watchword；　which　is　Hebe。　If　there　be　any　who　hear　me　not；　let　those　who　hear　report　my　words　to　the　others。〃　　　　　In　all　this　Leotychides　had　the　very　same　design　which　Themistocles　entertained　at　Artemisium。　Either　the　barbarians　would　not　know　what　he　had　said；　and　the　Ionians　would　be　persuaded　to　revolt　from　them；　or　if　his　words　were　reported　to　the　former；　they　would　mistrust　their　Greek　soldiers。　　　　　After　Leotychides　had　made　this　address；　the　Greeks　brought　their　ships　to　the　land；　and；　having　disembarked；　arrayed　themselves　for　the　battle。　When　the　Persians　saw　them　marshalling　their　array；　and　bethought　themselves　of　the　advice　which　had　been　offered　to　the　Ionians；　their　first　act　was　to　disarm　the　Samians；　whom　they　suspected　of　complicity　with　the　enemy。　For　it　had　happened　lately　that　a　number　of　the　Athenians　who　lingered　in　Attica；　having　been　made　prisoners　by　the　troops　of　Xerxes；　were　brought　to　Asia　on　board　the　barbarian　fleet；　and　these　men　had　been　ransomed；　one　and　all；　by　the　Samians；　who　sent　them　back　to　Athens；　well　furnished　with　provisions　for　the　way。　On　this　account；　as　much　as　on　any　other；　the　Samians　were　suspected；　as　men　who　had　paid　the　ransom　of　five　hundred　of　the　king's　enemies。　After　disarming　them；　the　Persians　next　despatched　the　Milesians　to　guard　the　paths　which　lead　up　into　the　heights　of　Mycale；　because　（they　said）　the　Milesians　were　well　acquainted　with　that　region：　their　true　object；　however；　was　to　remove　them　to　a　distance　from　the　camp。　In　this　way　the　Persians　sought　to　secure　themselves　against　such　of　the　Ionians　as　they　thought　likely；　if　occasion　offered；　to　make　rebellion。　They　then　joined　shield　to　shield；　and　so　made　themselves　a　breastwork　against　the　enemy。　　　　　The　Greeks　now；　having　finished　their　preparations；　began　to　move　towards　the　barbarians；　when；　lo！　as　they　advanced；　a　rumour　flew　through　the　host　from　one　end　to　the　other…　that　the　Greeks　had　fought　and　conquered　the　army　of　Mardonius　in　Boeotia。　At　the　same　time　a　herald's　wand　was　observed　lying　upon　the　beach。　Many　things　prove　to　me　that　the　gods　take　part　in　the　affairs　of　man。　How　else；　when　the　battles　of　Mycale　and　Plataea　were　about　to　happen　on　the　self　same　day；　should　such　a　rumour　have　reached　the　Greeks　in　that　region；　greatly　cheering　the　whole　army；　and　making　them　more　eager　than　before　to　risk　their　lives。　　　　　A　strange　coincidence　too　it　was；　that　both　the　battles　should　have　been　fought　near　a　precinct　of　Eleusinian　Ceres。　The　fight　at　Plataea　took　place；　as　I　said　before；　quite　close　to　one　of　Ceres'　temples；　and　now　the　battle　at　Mycale　was　to　be　fought　hard　by　another。　Rightly；　too；　did　the　rumour　run；　that　the　Greeks　with　Pausanias　had　gained　their　victory；　for　the　fight　at　Plataea　fell　early　in　the　day；　whereas　that　at　Mycale　was　towards　evening。　That　the　two　battles　were　really　fought　on　the　same　day　of　the　same　month　became　apparent　when　inquiries　were　made　a　short　time　afterwards。　Before　the　rumour　reached　them；　the　Greeks　were　full　of　fear；　not　so　much　on　their　own　account；　as　for　their　countrymen；　and　for　Greece　herself；　lest　she　should　be　worsted　in　her　struggle　with　Mardonius。　But　when　the　voice　fell　on　them；　their　fear　vanished；　and　they　charged　more　vigorously　and　at　a　quicker　pace。　So　the　Greeks　and　the　barbarians　rushed　with　like　eagerness　to　the　fray；　for　the　Hellespont　and　the　Islands　formed　the　prize　for　which　they　were　about　to　fi