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　of　their　hauling　suddenly　there　was　a　thunderclap；　and　with　the　thunderclap　an　earthquake；　and　the　crew　of　the　trireme　were　forthwith　seized　with　madness；　and；　like　enemies；　began　to　kill　one　another；　until　at　last　there　was　but　one　left；　who　returned　alone　to　Phalerum。　　　　　Such　is　the　account　given　by　the　Athenians。　The　Eginetans　deny　that　there　was　only　a　single　vessel…　〃Had　there　been　only　one；〃　they　say；　〃or　no　more　than　a　few；　they　would　easily　have　repulsed　the　attack；　even　if　they　had　had　no　fleet　at　all；　but　the　Athenians　came　against　them　with　a　large　number　of　ships；　wherefore　they　gave　way；　and　did　not　hazard　a　battle。〃　They　do　not　however　explain　clearly　whether　it　was　from　a　conviction　of　their　own　inferiority　at　sea　that　they　yielded；　or　whether　it　was　for　the　purpose　of　doing　that　which　in　fact　they　did。　Their　account　is　that　the　Athenians；　disembarking　from　their　ships；　when　they　found　that　no　resistance　was　offered；　made　for　the　statues；　and　failing　to　wrench　them　from　their　pedestals；　tied　ropes　to　them　and　began　to　haul。　Then；　they　say…　and　some　people　will　perhaps　believe　them；　though　I　for　my　part　do　not…　the　two　statues；　as　they　were　being　dragged　and　hauled；　fell　down　both　upon　their　knees；　in　which　attitude　they　still　remain。　Such；　according　to　them；　was　the　conduct　of　the　Athenians；　they　meanwhile；　having　learnt　beforehand　what　was　intended；　had　prevailed　on　the　Argives　to　hold　themselves　in　readiness；　and　the　Athenians　accordingly　were　but　just　landed　on　their　coasts　when　the　Argives　came　to　their　aid。　Secretly　and　silently　they　crossed　over　from　Epidaurus；　and；　before　the　Athenians　were　aware；　cut　off　their　retreat　to　their　ships；　and　fell　upon　them；　and　the　thunder　came　exactly　at　that　moment；　and　the　earthquake　with　it。　　　　　The　Argives　and　the　Eginetans　both　agree　in　giving　this　account；　and　the　Athenians　themselves　acknowledge　that　but　one　of　their　men　returned　alive　to　Attica。　According　to　the　Argives；　he　escaped　from　the　battle　in　which　the　rest　of　the　Athenian　troops　were　destroyed　by　them。　According　to　the　Athenians；　it　was　the　god　who　destroyed　their　troops；　and　even　this　one　man　did　not　escape；　for　he　perished　in　the　following　manner。　When　he　came　back　to　Athens；　bringing　word　of　the　calamity；　the　wives　of　those　who　had　been　sent　out　on　the　expedition　took　it　sorely　to　heart　that　he　alone　should　have　survived　the　slaughter　of　all　the　rest；…　they　therefore　crowded　round　the　man；　and　struck　him　with　the　brooches　by　which　their　dresses　were　fastened　each；　as　she　struck；　asking　him　where　he　had　left　her　husband。　And　the　man　died　in　this　way。　The　Athenians　thought　the　deed　of　the　women　more　horrible　even　than　the　fate　of　the　troops；　as　however　they　did　not　know　how　else　to　punish　them；　they　changed　their　dress　and　compelled　them　to　wear　the　costume　of　the　Ionians。　Till　this　time　the　Athenian　women　had　worn　a　Dorian　dress；　shaped　nearly　like　that　which　prevails　at　Corinth。　Henceforth　they　were　made　to　wear　the　linen　tunic；　which　does　not　require　brooches。　　　　　In　very　truth；　however；　this　dress　is　not　originally　Ionian；　but　Carian；　for　anciently　the　Greek　women　all　wore　the　costume　which　is　now　called　the　Dorian。　It　is　said　further　that　the　Argives　and　Eginetans　made　it　a　custom；　on　this　same　account；　for　their　women　to　wear　brooches　half　as　large　again　as　formerly；　and　to　offer　brooches　rather　than　anything　else　in　the　temple　of　these　goddesses。　They　also　forbade　the　bringing　of　anything　Attic　into　the　temple；　were　it　even　a　jar　of　earthenware；　and　made　a　law　that　none　but　native　drinking　vessels　should　be　used　there　in　time　to　come。　From　this　early　age　to　my　own　day　the　Argive　and　Eginetan　women　have　always　continued　to　wear　their　brooches　larger　than　formerly；　through　hatred　of　the　Athenians。　　　　　Such　then　was　the　origin　of　the　feud　which　existed　between　the　Eginetans　and　the　Athenians。　Hence；　when　the　Thebans　made　their　application　for　succour；　the　Eginetans；　calling　to　mind　the　matter　of　images；　gladly　lent　their　aid　to　the　Boeotians。　They　ravaged　all　the　sea…coast　of　Attica；　and　the　Athenians　were　about　to　attack　them　in　return；　when　they　were　stopped　by　the　oracle　of　Delphi；　which　bade　them　wait　till　thirty　years　had　passed　from　the　time　that　the　Eginetans　did　the　wrong；　and　in　the　thirty…first　year；　having　first　set　apart　a　precinct　for　Aeacus；　then　to　begin　the　war。　〃So　should　they　succeed　to　their　wish；〃　the　oracle　said；　〃but　if　they　went　to　war　at　once；　though　they　would　still　conquer　the　island　in　the　end；　yet　they　must　go　through　much　suffering　and　much　exertion　before　taking　it。〃　On　receiving　this　warning　the　Athenians　set　apart　a　precinct　for　Aeacus…　the　same　which　still　remains　dedicated　to　him　in　their　market…place…　but　they　could　not　hear　with　any　patience　of　waiting　thirty　years；　after　they　had　suffered　such　grievous　wrong　at　the　hands　of　the　Eginetans。　　　　　Accordingly　they　were　making　ready　to　take　their　revenge　when　a　fresh　stir　on　the　part　of　the　Lacedaemonians　hindered　their　projects。　These　last　had　become　aware　of　the　truth…　how　that　the　Alcmaeonidae　had　practised　on　the　Pythoness；　and　the　Pythoness　had　schemed　against　themselves；　and　against　the　Pisistratidae；　and　the　discovery　was　a　double　grief　to　them；　for　while　they　had　driven　their　own　sworn　friends　into　exile；　they　found　that　they　had　not　gained　thereby　a　particle　of　good　will　from　Athens。　They　were　also　moved　by　certain　prophecies；　which　declared　that　many　dire　calamities　should　befall　them　at　the　hands　of　the　Athenians。　Of　these　in　times　past　they　had　been　ignorant；　but　now　they　had　become　acquainted　with　them　by　means　of　Cleomenes；　who　had　brought　them　with　him　to　Sparta；　having　found　them　in　the　Athenian　citadel；　where　they　had　been　left　by　the　Pisistratidae　when　they　were　driven　from　Athens：　they　were　in　the　temple；　and　Cleomenes　having　discovered　them；　carried　them　off。　　　　　So　when　the　Lacedaemonians　obtained　possession　of　the　prophecies；　and　saw　that　the　Athenians　were　growing　in　strength；　and　had　no　mind　to　acknowledge　any　subjection　to　their　control；　it　occurred　to　them　that；　if　the　people　of　Attica　were　free；　they　would　be　likely　to　be　as　powerful　as　themselves；　but　if　they　were　oppressed　by　a　tyranny；　they　would　be　weak　and　submissive。　Under　this　feeling　they　sent　and　recalled　Hippias；　the　son　of　Pisistratus；　from　Sigeum　upon　the　Hellespont；　where　the　Pisistratidae　had　taken　shelter。　Hippias　came　at　their　bidding；　and　the　Spartans　on　his　arrival　summoned　deputies　from　all　their　other　allies；　and　thus　addressed　the　assembly：…　　　　　〃Friends　and　brothers　in　arms；　we　are　free　to　confess　that　we　did　lately　a　thing　which　was　not　right。　Misled　by　counterfeit　oracles；　we　drove　from　their　country　those　who　were　our　sworn　and　true　friends；　and　who　had；　moreover；　engaged　to　keep　Athens　in　dependence　upon　us；　and　we　delivered　the　government　into　the　hands　of　an　unthankful　people…　a　people　who　no　sooner　got　their　freedom　by　our　means；　and　grew　in　power；　than　they　turned　us　and　our　king；　with　every　token　of　insult；　out　of　their　city。　Since　then　they　have　gone　on　continually　raising　their　thoughts　higher；　as　their　neighbours　of　Boeotia　and　Chalcis　have　already　discovered　to　their　cost；　and　as　others　too　will　presently　discover　if　they　shall　offend　them。　Having　thus　erred；　we　will　endeavour　now；　with　your　help；　to　remedy　the　evils　we　have　caused；　and　to　obtain　vengeance　on　the　Athenians。　For　this　cause　we　have　sent　for　Hippias　to　come　here；　and　have　summoned　you　likewise　from　your　several　states；　that　we　may　all　now　with　heart　and　hand　unite　to　restore　him　to　Athens；　and　thereby　give　him　back　that　which　we　took　from　him　formerly。〃　　　　　（SS　1。）　Such　was　the　address　of　the　Spartans。　The　greater　number　of　the　allies　listened　without　being　persuaded。　None　however　broke　silence　but　Sosicles　the　Corinthian；　who　exclaimed…　　　　　〃Surely　the　heaven　will　soon　be　below；　and　the　earth　above；　and　men　will　henceforth　live　in　the　sea；　and　fish　take　their　place　upon　the　dry　land；　since　you；　Lacedaemonians；　propose　to　put　down　free　governments　in　the　cities　of　Greece；　and　to　set　up　tyrannies　in　their　room。　There　is　nothing　in　the　whole　world　so　unjust；　nothing　so　bloody；　as　a　tyranny。　If；　however；　it　seems　to　you　a　desirable　thing　to　have　the　cities　under　despotic　rule；　begin　by　putting　a　tyrant　over　yourselves；　and　then　establish　despots　in　the　other　states。　While　you　continue　yourselves；　as　you　have　always　been；　unacquainted　with　tyranny；　and　take　such　excellent　care　that　Sparta　may　not　suffer　from　it；　to　act　as　you　are　now　doing　is　to　treat　your　allies　unworthily。　If　you　knew　what　tyranny　was　as　well　as　ourselves；　you　would　be　better　advised　than　you　now　are　in　regard　to　it。　（SS　2。）　The　government　at　Corinth　was　once　an　oligarchy　…　a　single　race；　called　Bacchiadae；　who　intermarried　only　among　themselves；　held　the　management　of　affairs。　Now　it　happened　that　Amphion；　one　of　these；　had　a　daughter；　named　Labda；　who　was　lame；　and　whom　therefore　none　of　the　Bacchiadae　would　consent　to　marry；　so　she　was　taken　to　wife　by　Aetion；　son　of　Echecrates；　a　man　of　the　township　of　Petra；　who　was；　however；　by　descent　of　the　race　of　the　Lapithae；　and　of　the　house　of　Caeneus。　Aetion；　as　he　had　no　child；　either　by　this　wife　or　by　any　other；　went　to　Delphi　to　consult　the