Histories

Herodotus

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

When no sons were born to him by this wife or any other, he set out to Delphi [22.5167,38.4917] (Perseus) Delphi to enquire concerning the matter of acquiring offspring. As soon as he entered, the Pythian priestess spoke these verses to him:

  1. Eetion,worthy of honor, no man honors you.
  2. Labda is with child, and her child will be a millstone
  3. Which will fall upon the rulers and will bring justice to Corinth [22.9083,37.9083] (Perseus) Corinth.