These were the commanders, as I have said; the generals of these and of the whole infantry were Mardonius son of Gobryas, Tritantaechmes son of that Artabanus who delivered the opinion that there should be no expedition against Hellas, Smerdomenes son of Otanes (these two latter were sons of Darius' brothers, and thus they were Xerxes' cousins), Masistes son of Darius and Atossa, Gergis son of Ariazus, and Megabyzus son of Zopyrus.
The Greek stands ready in the workroom; the English is served. Both faces will read together.
Artabanus — a candidate entry Atossa — a candidate entry Darius — a life Gobryas — a life Mardonius — a life Masistes — a life Megabyzus — a candidate entry Otanes — a candidate entry Tritantaechmes — a candidate entry Xerxes — a life Zopyrus — a candidate entry
The Histories, Herodotus — translated by A. D. Godley, 1920–25
Perseus Digital Library — Herodotus, The Histories (Godley translation) · A. D. Godley, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press / William Heinemann, 1920–25
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