History of the Peloponnesian War

In this same summer, too, the temple of Hera at Argos was burned down, Chrysis[*](The same who in 431 B.C. had held her office forty-eight years; cf. 2.2.1.) the priestess having placed a lighted torch near the garlands and then gone to sleep, so that the whole place took fire and was ablaze before she was aware.

And Chrysis that very night, in fear of the Argives, fled to Phlius; but they appointed another priestess according to the custom prescribed, Phaeinis by name. Chrysis had been priestess during eight years of this war and half of the ninth when she fled.

Toward the close of the summer Scione was at length completely invested, and the Athenians, leaving a guard there, withdrew with the rest of their army.

In the following winter, on account of the armistice, matters were quiet with the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians; but the Mantineans and the Tegeans with their respective allies fought a battle at Laodoceum in the district of Oresthis. The victory was disputed; for each side routed the wing opposed to themselves, and both set up trophies[*](It seems that the Mantineans and Tegeans each defeated the other's allies, which were on the left wings of the opposing armies.) and sent spoils to Delphi.