|
As soon as Xerxes had reached the European side, he stood to
contemplate his army as they crossed under the lash. And the crossing
continued during seven days and seven nights, without rest or pause.
'Tis said that here, after Xerxes had made the passage, a
Hellespontian exclaimed -
"Why, O Jove, dost thou, in the likeness of a Persian man, and
with the name of Xerxes instead of thine own, lead the whole race of
mankind to the destruction of Greece? It would have been as easy for
thee to destroy it without their aid!"
|
|