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TAU/THN DE\ PRO/TERON E)/TESI PENTH/KONTA/ POU KTI/ZOUSI TH=S *KU/ROU BASILEI/AS TH\N PO/LIN EI)S TOU\S TO/POUS E)LQO/NTES OI( *MILH/SIOI: PLEI/STAS A)POIKI/AS GA\R E)C *)IWNI/AS E)/STEILAN EI)S TO\N *PO/NTON, O(\N PRI\N A)/CENON DIA\ TA\S E)PIQE/SEIS LEGO/MENON TW=N BARBA/RWN PROSHGORI/AS E)POI/HSAN EU)CEI/NOU TUXEI=N. *PERI\ TH\N U(PW/REIAN DE\ TOU= KALOUME/NOU *AI(/MOU PO/LIS E)STI\ LEGOME/NH *MESHMBRI/A, TH=| *QRA|KI/A| *GETIKH=| TE SUNORI/ZOUSA TH=|: *KALXHDO/NIOI TAU/THN DE\ *MEGAREI=S T' W)/|KISAN, O(/T' E)PI\ *SKU/QAS *DAREI=OS E)STRATEU/ETO. *AI(=MOS ME/GISTON D' E)/STIN U(PE\R AU)TH\N O)/ROS, TW=| *KI/LIKI *TAU/RW| TO\ ME/GEQOS PROSEMFERH/S TH=| TE KATA\ MH=KOS TW=N TO/PWN PAREKTA/SEI A)PO\ GA\R *KROBU/ZWN TW=N TE *PONTIKW=N O(/RWN @1 A)/XRI TW=N *)ADRIATIKW=N DIEKBA/LLEI TO/PWN. ___ @*)ODHSSO\S, H(\N *MILH/SIOI KTI/ZOUSIN, *)ASTUA/GHS O(/T' H)=RXE *MHDI/AS: AU(/TH *KROBU/ZOUS *QRA=|KAS E)N KU/KLW| D' E)/XEI. ___ *DIONUSO/POLIS D', H(\ PRW=TON W)NOMA/ZETO *KROUNOI\ DIA\ TA\S TW=N E)GGU\S U(DA/TWN E)KRU/SEIS: *DIONUSIAKOU= DE\ PROSPESO/NTOS U(/STERON E)K TH=S QALA/TTHS TOI=S TO/POIS A)GA/LMATOS, *DIONUSO/POLIN LE/GOUSI KLHQH=NAI PA/LIN. *)EN MEQORI/OIS DE\ TH=S *KROBU/ZWN KAI\ *SKUQW=N XW/RA MIGA/DAS *(/ELLHNAS OI)KHTA\S E)/XEI. ___ ... *BIZW/NH .... *TOU=TO DE/ TO\ POLI/XNION FASI/N TINES ME\N BARBA/RWN, TINE\S D' A)/POIKON GEGONE/NAI *MESHMBRI/AS. ___ *KA/LLATIS, A)POIKI/A TW=N *(HRAKLEWTW=N GENOME/NH KATA\ XRHSMO/N: E)/KTISAN DE\ TAU/THN, H(NI/KA TH\N *MAKEDO/NWN A)RXH\N *)AMU/NTAS PARE/LABEN. @1 *TO/MOI D' A)/POIKOI GENO/MENOI *MILHSI/WN, U(PO\ *SKUQW=N KU/KLW| DE\ PERIOIKOU/MENOI. ___ @*PO/LIS *)/ISTROS A)PO\ TOU= POTAMOU= LABOU=SA TOU)/NOMA. @*TAU/THN TH\N PO/LIN *MILH/SIOI KTI/ZOUSIN, H(NI/KA *SKUQW=N EI)S TH\N *)ASI/AN STRA/TEUMA DIE/BH BARBA/RWN TO\ *KIMMERI/OUS DIW=KON E)K TOU= *BOSPO/ROU. ___ @@@@*)/ISTROS O( POTAMO/S: KATE/RXET' A)PO\ TW=N E(SPERI/WN OU(=TOS TO/PWN TH\N E)KBOLH\N PE/NTE STO/MASI POIOU/MENOS: KAI\ DUSI\ DE\ R(EI= SXIZO/MENOS EI)S TO\N *)ADRI/AN. *)AME/LEI DE\ ME/XRI TH=S *KELTIKH=S GINW/SKETAI. KAI\ TW=| QE/REI TO\N PA/NTA DIAME/NWN XRO/NON: XEIMW=NI ME\N GA\R AU)/CETAI PLHROU/MENOS TOI=S GINOME/NOIS O)/MBROISIN, E)N DE\ TW=| QE/REI A)PO\ TH=S XIO/NOS, W(/S FASI, TA\S E)PIRRU/SEIS TW=N THKOME/NWN TE LAMBA/NWN A)EI\ PA/GWN, TO\ R(EI=QRON E)CI/HSIN W(SAU/TWS I)/SON. *)/EXEI DE\ KAI\ NH/SOUS E)N AU(TW=| KEIME/NAS @1 POLLA/S TE KAI\ MEGA/LAS MEGE/QESIN, W(S LO/GOS, W(=N H( METACU\ TH=S QALA/TTHS KEIME/NH KAI\ TW=N STOMA/TWN OU)K E)/ST' E)LA/TTWN ME\N *(RO/DOU, *PEU/KH DE\ LE/GETAI DIA\ TO\ PLH=QOS W(=N E)/XEI PEUKW=N: E)P' EU)QEI/AS KAT' AU)TH\N PELAGI/A *)AXILLE/WS H( NH=SO/S E)STI KEIME/NH. ___ *)/EXEI DE\ PLH=QOS XEIRO/HQES O)RNE/WN QE/AN I(EROPREPH= TE TOI=S A)FIKNOUME/NOIS. *OU) DUNATO\N A)PO\ TAU/THS D' I)DEI=N XW/RAN TINA/ KAI/PER A)PEXOU/SHS TH=S PE/RAN STA/DIA MO/NON TETRAKO/SI', W(S DH\ SUGGRA/FEI *DHMH/TRIOS. @1 [1*OU(=TOI DE\ *QRA=|KES *BASTA/RNAI T' E)PH/LUDES.]1 ___ *(O POTAMO/S *TU/RAS BAQU/S T' W)\N EU)/BOTO/S TE TAI=S NOMAI=S, TW=N I)XQU/WN DIA/QESIN E)MPO/ROIS E)/XWN, TAI=S O(LKA/SIN TE NAUSI\N A)NA/PLOUN A)SFALH=. *(OMW/NUMOS DE\ TW=| POTAMW=| KEI=TAI PO/LIS *TU/RAS, A)/POIKOS GENOME/NH *MILHSI/WN. ___ *)EPI\ TAI=S DE\ KAQ' *(/UPANI/N TE KAI\ *BORUSQE/NHN POTAMW=N DIPLAI=SI SUMBOLAI=S E)/STIN PO/LIS KTISQEI=SA, PRO/TERON *)OLBI/A KALOUME/NH, META\ TAU=Q' U(F' *(ELLH/NWN PA/LIN *BORUSQE/NHS KLHQEI=SA: TAU/THN TH\N PO/LIN *MILH/SIOI KTI/ZOUSI KATA\ TH\N *MHDIKH\N E)PARXI/AN: DIAKOSI/WN STADI/WN DE\ KAI\ DI\S EI)/KOSIN A)PO\ TH=S QALA/TTHS TO\N A)NA/PLOUN *BORUSQE/NEI @1 E)/XEI POTAMW=|. ___ *OU(=TOS DE\ PA/NTWN E)STI\ XREIWDE/STATOS, KH/TH MEGA/LA KAI\ POLLA\ KAI\ KARPOU\S FE/RWN TOU\S FUOME/NOUS NOMA/S TE TOI=S BOSKH/MASIN. *(REI=N D' AU)TO\N E)PI\ ME\N H(MERW=N LE/GOUSI PLOU=N W(S TETTARA/KONTA PLWTO\N, EI)S DE\ TOU\S A)/NW TO/POUS A)/PLWTO/S E)STI KOU) PERA/SIMOS: U(PO\ XIO/NOS GA\R KAI\ PA/GWN E)CEI/RGETAI. ___ *)AXI/LLEIOS DRO/MOS, O(/PER E)STI\N H)|W\N SFO/DRA MAKRA/ [TE] KAI\ STENH/ ... ___ *(H *TAURIKH\ DE\ XERRO/NHSOS LEGOME/NH TOU/TOIS SUNA/PTEI, PO/LIN E)/XOUS' *(ELLHNI/DA, H(\N *(HRAKLEW=TAI *DH/LIOI/ T' A)PW/|KISAN, TOI=S *(HRAKLEW/TAIS GENOME/NOU XRHSMOU= TINOS TOI=S TH\N *)ASI/AN OI)KOU=SIN E)NTO\S *KUANE/WN A(/MA *DHLI/OISI XERRO/NHSON OI)KI/SAI. @1 @*TOU=TON EI)S TO/PON TINE/S TH=S *TAURIKH=S LE/GOUSIN A)FIKE/SQAI POTE/ KLAPEI=SAN *)IFIGE/NEIAN E)K TH=S *AU)LI/DOS .. *EI)SI\N DE\ TOI=S O)/XLOISIN OI( *TAU=ROI SUXNOI/, BI/ON D' E)NO/REION NOMA/DA T' E)ZHLWKO/TES, TH\N D' W)MO/THTA BA/RBAROI/ TE KAI\ FONEI=S, I(LASKO/MENOI TA\ QEI=A TOI=S A)SEBH/MASIN. ___ *)EPEIT' E)P' AU)TOU= TOU= STO/MATOS *MAIW/TIDOS LI/MNHS TO\ *PANTIKA/PAIO/N E)STIN E)/SXATON, TOU= *BOSPO/ROU BASI/LEION W)NOMASME/NON .... *)/ANWQE TOU/TWN H( *SKUQI\S GH= BA/RBAROS PRO\S TH\N A)OI/KHTON SUNORI/ZOUS' E)STI\ GH=N KAI\ PA=SI TOI=S *(/ELLHSIN A)GNOOUME/NHN. @*PRW/TOUS DE\ PARA\ TO\N *)/ISTRON EI)=NAI *KARPI/DAS EI)/RHKEN *)/EFOROS, EI)=TEN *)AROTH=RAS PRO/SW *NEUROU/S TE ME/XRI GH=S PA/LIN E)RH/MOU DIA\ PA/GON, PRO\S A)NATOLA\S D' E)KBA/NTI TO\N *BORUSQE/NHN TH\N LEGOME/NHN *(/ULAIAN OI)KOU=NTAS *SKU/QAS EI)=NAI, *GEWRGOU\S D' E)XOME/NOUS TOU/TWN A)/NW, E)/PEITA PA/LIN E)/RHMON E)PI\ POLU\N TO/PON, U(PE\R DE\ TAU/THN *)ANDROFA/GWN *SKUQW=N E)/QNOS, E)PE/KEINA D' EI)=NAI PA/LIN E)/RHMON E)XOME/NHN. @1 *TO\N *PANTIKA/PHN DIABA/NTI *LIMNAI/WN E)/QNOS E(/TERA/ TE PLEI/ON' OU) DIWNOMASME/NA, *NOMADIKA\ D' E)PIKALOU/MEN', EU)SEBH= PA/NU, W(=N OU)DE\ EI(=S E)/MYUXON A)DIKH/SAI POT' A)/N: OI)KOFO/RA D', W(S EI)/RHKE, KAI\ SITOU/MENA GA/LAKTI TAI=S *SKUQIKAI=SI/ Q' I(PPOMOLGI/AIS: ZW=SIN DE\ TH/N TE KTH=SIN A)NADEDEIXO/TES KOINH\N A(PA/NTWN TH/N Q' O(/LHN SUNOUSI/AN. *KAI\ TO\N SOFO\N D' *)ANA/XARSIN E)K TW=N *NOMADIKW=N FHSI\N GENE/SQAI TW=N SFO/DR' EU)SEBESTA/TWN. @*KAI\ KATOIKH=SAI/ TINAS EI)S TH\N *)ASI/AN E)LQO/NTAS, OU(\S DH\ KAI\ *SA/KAS KALOU=SIN: EU)SHMO/TATON EI)=NAI/ FHSI DE/ TO\ *SAUROMATW=N KAI\ TW=N *GELWNW=N KAI\ TRI/TON TO\ TW=N *)AGAQU/RSWN E)PIKALOU/MENON GE/NOS ... @*)APO\ TW=N DE\ *MAIWTW=N LABOU=SA TOU)/NOMA *MAIW=TIS E(CH=S E)STI\ LI/MNH KEIME/NH, EI)S H(\N O( *TA/NAI+S A)PO\ TOU= POTAMOU= LABW\N TO\ R(EU=M' *)ARA/CEWS E)PIMI/SGEQ', W(S *(EKATAI=OS EI)=F' OU(RETRIEU/S, W(S D' *)/EFOROS I(STO/RHKEN, E)K LI/MNHS TINO/S, H(=S TO\ PE/RAS E)/ST' A)/FRASTON. *)ECI/HSI DE/ DI/STOMON E)/XWN TO\ R(EI=QRON EI)S TH\N LEGOME/NHN *MAIW=TIN EI)S TO\N *KIMMERIKO/N TE *BO/SPORON. @1 {1[*A*S*I*A.]}1 *TO\N *TA/NAI+N, O(/STIS E)STI\ TH=S *)ASI/AS O(/ROS, TE/MNWN GE TH\N H)/PEIRON E(KATE/RAN DI/XA, PRW=TOI NE/MONTAI *SARMA/TAI, DISXI/LIA STA/DI' E)PE/XONTES. *EI)=TA META\ TOU/TOUS E)STI\ *MAIWTW=N GE/NOS *)IAZAMATW=N LEGO/MENON, W(S *DHMH/TRIOS [O( SUGGRAFEU\S] EI)/RHKEN, W(S D' *)/EFOROS LE/GEI *SAUROMATW=N LE/GETAI E)/QNOS. *TOU/TOIS E)PIMEMI/XQAI DE\ TA\S *)AMAZO/NAS TOI=S *SAUROMA/TAIS LE/GOUSIN E)LQOU/SAS POTE/ A)PO\ TH=S PERI\ *QERMW/DONTA GENOME/NHS MA/XHS, E)F' OI(=S E)PEKLH/QHSAN *GUNAIKOKRATOU/MENOI. ___ *EI)=T' E)/STIN *(ERMW/NASSA *FANAGO/REIA/ TE, H(\N *THI/+OUS LE/GOUSIN OI)KI/SAI POTE/, KAI\ *SINDIKO\S LIMH\N, E)/XWN OI)KH/TORAS *(/ELLHNAS A)PO\ TW=N E)GGU\S H(/KONTAS TO/PWN. *TAU/TAS PERIE/XEI TA\S PO/LEIS DIAKEIME/NAS NH=SOS, KATA\ TH\N *MAIW=TIN A)/XRI TOU= *BOSPO/ROU XW/RAN A)POLAMBA/NOUSA POLLH\N PEDIA/DA, H(/TIS TA\ ME\N TOI=S E(/LESI KAI\ TOI=S POTAMI/OIS A)DIA/BATOS TOI=S TENA/GESI/N T' E)N TW=| PE/RAN, A(\ DE\ TH=| QALA/TTH| TH=| TE LI/MNH| GI/NETAI. *TO\ DE\ STO/M' E)KPLE/ONTI *KIMMERI\S PO/LIS, @1 A)PO\ *KIMMERI/WN ME\N BARBA/RWN KEKLHME/NH, KTI/SIS TURA/NNWN D' OU)=SA TW=N E)N *BOSPO/RW|, *KH=PO/S T' A)POIKISQEI=SA DIA\ *MILHSI/WN. ___ @@@.... *MOSU/NOIKOI .... E)/QESI NO/MOIS E)/RGOIS TE BARBARW/TATOI: FASI\N GA\R E)N CULI/NOISIN U(YHLOI=S T' A)/GAN PU/RGOIS E)NOIKEI=N PA/NTAS, E)N FANERW=| D' A)EI\ E(/KASTA PRA/TTEIN, TO\N D' E(AUTW=N BASILE/A DEDEME/NON E)N PU/RGW| TE SUGKEKLEISME/NON THREI=N E)PIMELW=S, TH\N A)NWTA/TW STE/GHN E)/XONTA, TOI=S FROUROU=SI D' AU)TO\N E)PIMELE/S EI)=NAI, NOMI/MWS I(/NA PA/NTA PROSTA/TTH| POIEI=N: EI) DE\ PARABAI/H, KO/LASIN AU)TOU= LAMBA/NEIN FASI\N MEGI/STHN, MH\ DIDO/NTAS TH\N TROFH/N. ___ *KERASOU=S *SINWPE/WN A)/POIKOS KAQ' H(\N E)/RHMOS KEIME/NH @@@PARH/KEI NH=SOS *)/AREWS LEGOME/NH. ___ *TIBARHNOI\ W)/|KOUN E)/QNOS O(MOXW/RION, GELA=N PA/NU SPEU/DONTES E)K PANTO\S TRO/POU, EU)DAIMONI/AN TAU/THN [MEGI/STHN] KEKRIKO/TES. @1 ___ *)AMISO\S E)N TH=| *LEUKOSU/RWN GH=| KEIME/NH @*FWKAE/WN A)POIKI/A, TE/TTARSI PRO/TERON E)/TESIN OI)KISQEI=SA GA/R TH=S *(HRAKLEI/AS E)/LAB' *)IWNIKH\N KTI/SIN. *KATA\ TH\N PO/LIN TAU/THN DE\ TH=S *)ASI/AS SXEDO/N STENO/TATOS AU)XH/N E)STIN EI)S TO\N *)ISSIKO/N KO/LPON DIH/KWN TH/N T' *)ALECANDROU/POLIN, TW=| *MAKEDO/NI KTISQEI=SAN: H(MERW=N D' O(DO/N EI)S TH\N *KILIKI/AN E(PTA\ TW=N PASW=N E)/XEI: TO\ TH=S *)ASI/AS LE/GETAI GA\R I)SQMWDE/STATON EI)S TO\N PERI\ AU)TO\N O)/NTA SUNA/GESQAI MUXO/N. *(O D' *(HRO/DOTOS E)/OIKEN A)GNOEI=N, LE/GWN E)K TH=S *KILIKI/AS [A)NDRI/ G' EU)ZW/NW| MOLEI=N PE/NQ' H(MERW=N EI)S *PO/NTON EI)=NAI TH\N O(DO/N. *)/EQNH D' E)/XEI TA\ PA/NTA] PENTEKAI/DEKA H( XERRO/NHSOS, W(=N TRI/A ME\N *(ELLHNIKA/, *AI)OLIKO\N EI)=T' *)IWNIKO\N KAI\ *DWRIKO/N, TA\ LOIPA\ TW=N MIGA/DWN DE\ XWRI\S BA/RBARA. *KI/LIKES ME\N OU)=N *LU/KIOI/ TE PRO\S TOU/TOIS A(/MA *KA=RES *MARIANDUNOI/ TE PARAQALA/TTIOI OI)KOU=SI *PAFLAGO/NES TE KAI\ *PAMFU/LIOI: *XA/LUBES DE\ TH\N MESO/GEION OI(/ TE PLHSI/ON *KAPPA/DOKES OI(/ TE NEMO/MENOI TH\N *PISIDIKH/N *LUDOI/ TE KAI\ PRO\S TOI=SDE *MUSOI\ KAI\ *FRU/GES. @1 *EI)=TEN *SINW/PH PO/LIS E)PW/NUMOS MIA=S *)AMAZO/NWN, W(=N PLHSI/ON TO\ XWRI/ON, H(/N POTE ME\N W)/|KOUN EU)GENEI=S O)/NTES *SU/ROI, META\ TAU=TA D', W(S LE/GOUSIN, *(ELLH/NWN O(/SOI E)P' *)AMAZO/NAS DIE/BHSAN, *AU)TO/LUKO/S TE KAI/ SU\N *DHI+LE/ONTI *FLO/GIOS, O)/NTES *QETTALOI/, E)/PEITA D' *(ABRW/NDAS GE/NEI *MILH/SIOS: U(PO\ *KIMMERI/WN OU(=TOS D' A)NAIREI=SQAI DOKEI=: META\ *KIMMERI/OUS *KW=|OS, PA/LIN DE\ *KRHTI/NHS, OI( GENO/MENOI FUGA/DES O(/RWN *MILHSI/WN: OU(=TOI SUNOIKI/ZOUSI D' AU)TH/N, H(NI/KA O( *KIMMERI/WN KATE/DRAME TH\N *)ASI/AN STRATO/S. ___ *KATANTIKRU\ DE\ *KARA/MBEWS E)N TH=| PE/RAN KEI=TAI ME/GISTON @1 A)PO/TOMON EI)S QA/LATTAN U(YHLO/N T' O)/ROS, *KRIOU= ME/TWPON LEGO/MENON, NUXQH/MERON PLOU=N A)PE/XON E)K *KARA/MBEWS. ___ *(=WN DH\ TO/PWN [LE/GOUSIN] A)/RCAI *FINE/A, TO\N TOU= *TURI/OU *FOI/NIKOS, U(STE/ROISI DE/ XRO/NOIS KATELQEI=N E)C *)IWNI/AS STO/LON *MILHSI/WN KTI/SAI TE TAU/TAS TA\S PO/LEIS, A(\S EI)S *)/AMASTRIN U(/STERON SUNH/GAGEN E)PI\ TW=N TO/PWN KTI/SAS' O(MW/NUMON PO/LIN *)/AMASTRIS, *)OCUA/QROU ME\N I(STOROUME/NH QUGA/THR U(PA/RXEIN, W(S LO/GOS, TOU= *PERSIKOU=, TOU= D' *(HRAKLEI/AS GENOME/NH *DIONUSI/OU GUNH\ TURA/NNOU. ___ *PARQE/NIOS ... *OU(=TOS O( POTAMO/S PLWTO\S KATAFE/RWN R(EI=QRON H(SUXW/TATON. *)EN D' AU)TW=| LO/GOS *)ARTE/MIDOS EI)=NAI LOUTRO\N E)PIFANE/STATON. ___ [*EI)=T' E)/STIN] *(HRA/KLEIA, *BOIWTW=N KTI/SIS KAI\ *MEGARE/WN: E)NTO\S DE\ TAU/THN *KUANE/WN KTI/ZOUSIN O(RMHQE/NTES A)PO\ TH=S *(ELLA/DOS, KAQ' OU(\S XRO/NOUS E)KRA/THSE *KU=ROS *MHDI/AS. ___ *SAGGA/RIOS ... *OU(=TOS O( POTAMO/S E)K TH=S U(PE\R *QUNW=N TE KAI\ *FRUGW=N [XQONO/S] FERO/MENOS E)CI/HSI DIA\ TH=S *QUNI/DOS. ___ @@@*(/UPIOS: E)F' AU(TW=| D' E)/XEI MESHGU\ TH\N *PROUSIA/DA LEGOME/NHN PO/LIN. @1 TOU= *PONTIKOU= GA\R STO/MATO/S E)STI PLHSI/ON *BUZANTI/WN XW/RA *FILI/A KALOUME/NH. EI)=T' AI)GIALO/S TIS *SALMUDHSSO\S LEGO/MENOS E)F' E(PTAKO/SIA STA/DIA TENAGW/DHS A)/GAN KAI\ DUSPRO/SORMOS A)LI/MENO/S TE PANTELW=S PARATE/TATAI, TAI=S NAUSI\N E)XQRO/TATOS TO/POS. EI)=T' EU)LI/MENOS A)/KRA SUNA/PTEI *QUNIA/S, TH=S *)ASTIKH=S *QRA/|KHS U(PA/RXOUS' E)SXA/TH, MEQ' H(\N PO/LIS E)STI\ SU/NOROS *(APOLLWNI/A: TAU/THN DE\ PRO/TERON E)/TESI PENTH/KONTA/ POU @1 KTI/ZOUSI TH=S *KU/ROU BASILEI/AS TH\N PO/LIN EI)S TOU\S TO/POUS E)LQO/NTES OI( *MILH/SIOI. PLEI/STAS A)POIKI/AS GA\R E)C *)IWNI/AS E)/STEILAN EI)S TO\N *PO/NTON, O(\N PRI\N *)/ACENON DIA\ TA\S E)PIQE/SEIS LEGO/MENON TW=N BARBA/RWN PROSHGORI/AS E)POI/HSAN *EU)CEI/NOU TUXEI=N. 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