He was the son of the argive princess danae who was locked away in a bronze chamber by her father akrisios acrisius who lived in fear of a prophecy that he would one day be killed by her son. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9. The history of herodotus volume 2 kindle edition by. Home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about. Most constellation names are latin in origin, dating from the roman empire, but their meanings often originated in the distant past of human civilization. Zeus jupiter came to perseus mother, danae, in the form of a shower of gold, and impregnated her resulting in the birth of perseus, also called perseus eurymedon. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. From donald lateiners introduction to the histories herodotus sometimes writes for children and sometimes for philosophers, said the greatest of modern historians, edward gibbon the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire, 17761788, chapter 24, note 54. In the histories, he describes the expansion of the achaemenid empire under its kings cyrus the great, cambyses, and darius i the great, culminating in xerxes expedition to greece 480 bce, which met with disaster in the naval engagement at salamis and the battles at plataea and mycale. To read the history herodotus only book is to seek ones roots as a member of western democratic civilization. The constellation was named after the mythical hero perseus.
The star figures in the sky form a very precise map of the heavens and display many allegories which have been preserved as greek myths. But he, learning of this and dreading the oracle, 59 forsook argos and departed to the pelasgian land. Dauria aerospace, a multinational aerospace company providing global data, communication and remote sensing information, and elecnor deimos, the technologyfocused subsidiary of elecnor, announced in may 2014 a joint partnership to develop deimos perseus, the first satellite constellation to provide frequent imaging of the entire earth. The 2012 sequel, wrath of the titans, draws more from norse mythologys. He is known for having written the book the histories greek.
The most ancient inhabitants in a part thereof are said to have been the cyclopes and laestrigones, of whose stock and whence they came or to what place they removed i have nothing to say. Wikimedia commons has media related to perseus constellation. It is visible in northerly areas of the southern hemisphere from mid spring to early summer. Histories book 2 page 15 perseus then came to joppa at the end of his wandering. The first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that 1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works 2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may lose their renown.
The famous first sentence of the work reads i, herodotus of helicarnassus, am here. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. Now teutamides, king of larissa, was holding athletic games in honor of his dead father, and perseus. Feb 19, 2020 perseus, constellation in the northern sky at about 4 hours right ascension and 40 north in declination. Perseus encyclopedia, hades, hermotybies, herodotus. It remains one of the wests most important sources. The egyptians shun using greek customs, and generally speaking the customs of all other peoples as well. All from the history of herodotus by herodotus, book 2 adding to this.
Ovids account of medusas mortality tells that she had once been a woman, vain of her beautiful hair. And so, that the whole family be commemorated, the gods numbered cepheus, too, among the constellations. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary, 2nd ed. Perseus promptly fell in love with her, killed the monster, and married the princess. Herodotus account of egyptian history and customs, contained in book ii of his long narrative history of the persian wars, is a classic example of the father of history at work. The greek poet herodotus incorrectly thought perseus to be the ancestor of the. Euterpe on the death of cyrus, cambyses his son by cassandane daughter of pharnaspes took the kingdom. The annual perseids meteor shower emanates from the direction of the constellation. Unlike the orion molecular cloud it is almost invisible apart from two clusters, ic 348 and ngc 33, where lowmass stars are formed. Perseuso 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 gunters space page. Cambyses becomes king of the persian empire 530522 bc. He has been called the father of history, as well as the father of lies.
Read what ancient writers have written on perseus on this theoi project webpage, and a profile on perseus at wikipedia. He specifically tells us that he visited elephantine, a city on the nile in the southern portion of egypt hdt. Since psammetichus, however, made an attempt to discover who were actually the primitive race, they have been of opinion that while they surpass all other nations, the phrygians surpass them in antiquity. It was first charted by the greek astronomer ptolemy in the 2nd century. Herodotus wrote and compiled a history of the wars of the grecians and persians of the fifth century b. In greek mythology, perseus was the son of zeus and danae, daughter of acrisius, the king of argos. He was, alongside cadmus and bellerophon, the greatest greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of heracles. The history of herodotus volume 2 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Perseus is visible from august to march in the northern hemisphere. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Book 2 of the history, which describes the egyptian land and people, illustrates herodotuss skill as a narrator as well as his weaknesses as a historian. It is the same word which is used of christ in micah 2.
The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. Herodotus seems to have travelled extensively throughout the ancient mediterranean world. Herodotus has 360 books on goodreads with 121711 ratings. Perseus compared to moses and the danites of jaffa by. Perseus was a greek demigod, son of zeus and the mortal princess danae, and one of the only. Perseus he was the son of jupiter and danae, and is best known for his killing of the gorgon medusa. The perseid meteorite shower, the most impressive in the sky, does not actually come from the constellation perseus but is the rubble left behind from the comet swifttuttle, the supposed parent of the perseids. Upon seeing andromeda bound to the rock, perseus falls in love with her. Herodotus the great greek historian was born about 484 bce, at halicarnassus in caria, asia minor, when it was subject to the persians. Now if we agree with the opinion of the ionians, who say that only the delta is egypt, and that its seaboard reaches from the socalled watchtower of perseus forty. But much more than that, the book of enoch states that the angel uriel revealed them to the prophet enoch, long before the great flood. Perseus the breaker here we have set before us a mighty man, called in the hebrew peretz, from which we have the greek form perses, or perseus rom 16. Herodotus 1 greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary. The perseus digital library is a partner and supporter of open greek and latin, an international collaboration committed to creating an open educational resource featuring a corpus of digital texts, deepreading tools, and opensource software.
Comet swifttuttle is within our solar system and orbits the sun roughly every years. Herodotus often accepted stories and reputations uncritically and reported them as facts. As legend has it, joppa was founded by japheth, the son of noah, just after the flood and was. The constellation perseus represents the greek hero perseus in the sky and is one of the six constellations associated with the myth of perseus. Perseus is relatively bright and can be at least partially viewed even in well lit areas.
For the ionians say that nothing is really egypt but the delta, which extends along shore from the watchtower of perseus, as it is called. Perseus, wanderings and exodus comparisons joshua and. Perseus is a constellation in the northern hemisphere. Hercules is one of the gods of the second order, who are known as the twelve. Casual and serious readers alike have loved the first historian, the inventor of history, for his narrative genius and tragi. Perseus compared to moses and the danites of jaffa by john. Written in 440 bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, the histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in western asia, northern africa and greece at that time. In greek mythology perseus undertook a mission to kill the gorgon medusa, the. At present it is known as jaffa pronounced yaffa and adjoins tel aviv.
Yet, though the rest are wary of this, there is a great city called khemmis chemmis, in the theban district, near the new city. Mar 02, 2012 it is herodotus who tells us that perseus was in the egyptian city of chemmis before proceeding to joppa. As legend has it, joppa was founded by japheth, the son of noah, just after the flood and was named for him. The 5th century bc historian herodotus writes that where south inclines. Perseus, athena and head of medusa, apulian redfigure krater c4th b. Polydectes held perseus to his rash promise and demanded the head of the only mortal gorgon, medusa, whose gaze turned people to stone. Histories book 2 page 91 herodotus further connects perseus with. Within this enclosure is a templehouse and in it stands an image of perseus. She was the daughter of king cepheus and queen cassiopeia, who ruled in the region of aethiopia, which consisted of the upper nile region, along with areas south of the sahara desert. All 48 constellation figures from enoch depict the gospel of jesus christ. In greek mythology perseus was one of the most celebrated of the heroes. Herodotus, the histories, book 1, chapter 1, section 0. It is very bright at mid and farinfrared wavelengths.
That the others learned it through traffic with egypt, i consider clearly proved by this. Positioned north of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of perseus was one of the original 48 constellations listed by ptolemy, and endures as one of the 88 modern constellations. Book i 299k book ii 249k book iii 221k book iv 230k book v 162k book vi 174k. Philologos the witness of the stars book ii, chapter iv. Opening alludes to homer, suggests epic scale and purpose memorialization. But as regards agreements with the barbarian, do not attempt to persuade us to enter into them, nor will we consent. In greek mythology, andromeda is the daughter of the ethiopian king cepheus and his wife. Herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus, caria modernday bodrum, turkey and lived in the fifth century bce c. Her mother boasted that andromeda was more beautiful than the nereids, daughters of nereus and doris, and companions of poseidon. These people of chemmis say that perseus is wont often to appear in their land and often within the temple, and that a sandal which has been worn by him is found sometimes, being in length two cubits, and whenever this appears all egypt prospers.
Perseus flew on until he spotted the beautiful maiden andromeda, who was chained to the rocky shore as a sacrifice to a sea monster. Home collections texts perseus catalog research grants open source about help hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Greek researcher, often called the worlds first historian. This was a rather complex task, as anyone who saw her hideous face would be turned immediately to stonethe gorgons, according to bulfinch, were monstrous females with huge teeth like those of swine, brazen claws, and snaky hair bulfinchs. July 20 this link contains a free pdf copy of herodotus book i.
This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. Preface list of lucians works how to write history the dipsads saturnalia herodotus or aetion zeuxis or antiochus a slip of the tongue in greeting apology for the salaried posts in great houses harmonides a conversation with hesiod the scythian or the consul hermotimus or concerning the sects the one who. His description of the tribes in the sahara belongs to the most reliable parts of his histories. These perseus o satellites will be built by canopus. Herodotus connected heracles both to phoenician god melqart and to the egyptian god of wind and air, shu. Herodotus, the earliest greek historian in the proper sense of the term, and the father of history, was according to his own statement, at the beginning of his work, a native of halicarnassus, a doric colony in caria, which at the time of his birth was governed by artemisia, a. May 19, 2014 a delightful new translation of what is widely considered the first work of history and nonfiction. Herodotus recounts this story, devising a foreign son, perses, from whom the. Herodotus, the histories, book 2, chapter 1, section 1. Histories book 2 page 15 perseus then came to joppa at the end of his. He beheaded the gorgon medusa for polydectes and saved andromeda from the sea monster cetus.
When you find perseus, look for the constellations cassiopeia, cepheus and andromeda. Apollodorus, the library book 2 theoi classical texts. Here are presented the results of the enquiry carried out by herodotus of halicarnassus. When he shall surely gather the remnant of israel v 12, it is written the breaker is gone up before them. An eleventh man had a vote, chosen by lot to be polemarch note of athens, and by ancient custom the athenians had made his vote.
Perseus collection herodotus search for documents in search only in herodotus. Perseus constellation simple english wikipedia, the. Smiths dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythology. The history of herodotus by herodotus, part of the internet classics archive.
The history of herodotus volume 2 kindle edition by herodotus, macaulay, g. It is herodotus who tells us that perseus was in the egyptian city of chemmis before proceeding to joppa. The perseus molecular cloud per mcld is a nearby ly giant molecular cloud in the constellation of perseus and contains over 10,000 solar masses of gas and dust covering an area of 6 by 2 degrees. We know of ourselves that the power of the mede is many times greater than ours. The meteors appear to flow from the constellation perseus hence the name perseids in midaugust. Cassandane had died in the lifetime of cyrus, who had made a great mourning for her at her death, and had commanded all the subjects of his empire to observe the like. At the beginning of the histories, herodotus sets out his reasons for writing it. It is one of the 48 ancient constellations listed by the 2ndcentury astronomer ptolemy, and among the 88 modern constellations defined by the international astronomical union iau. In greek mythology, perseus is the legendary founder of mycenae and of the perseid dynasty. Greek and roman arabic germanic 19thcentury american renaissance richmond times italian poetry. Cepheus was later made into the constellation cepheus. Perseus compared to moses and the danites of jaffa by john r. Herodotus the histories book one book two book three book four book five book six book seven book eight book nine.
He travelled widely in most of asia minor, egypt as far as assuan, north africa, syria, the country north of the black sea, and many parts of the aegean sea and the mainland of greece. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the history of herodotus volume 2. For the ionians say that nothing is really egypt but the delta, which extends along shore from the watchtower of perseus, as it is called, to the pelusiac saltpans, a distance of forty schoenes, and stretches inland as far as the city of cercasorus, where the nile divides into the two streams which reach the sea at pelusium and canobus. Now these were called by the hellenes in ancient time kephenes. Herodotus has a wonderful, gossipy style that makes reading these histories more fun than studying the rise of the persian empire and its clash with greecehowever, thats exactly what readers will do in this engaging history, which is full of interesting digressions and asides. Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, being named after the greek mythological hero perseus.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, the sixth. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Nevertheless in our zeal for freedom we will defend ourselves to the best of our ability. Rape of io by phoenician traders as persian version of origin of eastwest conflict 1. It is one of the 48 ancient constellations listed by the 2ndcentury astronomer ptolemy, 1 and among the 88 modern constellations defined by the international astronomical union iau. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Herodotus claims to have traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book, almost all of which covers territories of the persian empire.
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