Book 6
117.2
The following marvel happened there: an Athenian, Epizelus son of Couphagoras, was fighting as a brave man in the battle when he was deprived of his sight, though struck or hit nowhere on his body, and from that time on he spent the rest of his life in blindness.
117.3
I have heard that he tells this story about his misfortune: he saw opposing him a tall armed man, whose beard overshadowed his shield, but the phantom passed him by and killed the man next to him. I learned by inquiry that this is the story Epizelus tells.
118.1
Datis journeyed with his army to Asia (continent)Asia, and when he arrived at Myconos he saw a vision in his sleep. What that vision was is not told, but as soon as day broke Datis made a search of his ships. He found in a Phoenician ship a gilded image of Apollo, and asked where this plunder had been taken. Learning from what temple it had come, he sailed in his own ship to Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos.
118.2
The Delians had now returned to their island, and Datis set the image in the temple, instructing the Delians to carry it away to Theban Delium, on the coast opposite +Chalcis [23.6083,38.4667] (Perseus) Chalcis.
118.3
Datis gave this order and sailed away, but the Delians never carried that statue away; twenty years later the Thebans brought it to +Delium (deserted settlement), Boeotia, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Delium by command of an oracle.
119.1
When Datis and Artaphrenes reached Asia (continent)Asia in their voyage, they carried the enslaved Eretrians inland to Shush [48.333,32.2] (inhabited place), Khuzestan, Iran, AsiaSusa.
