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The Histories–Book Four V 121
quarter, granted their request. The women
entered the prison. gave their own clothes to their
husbands, and received theirs in exchange: after
which the Minyae, dressed in their wives’ garments,
and thus passing for women, went forth.
Having effected their escape in this manner, they
seated themselves once more upon Taygetum.own
land
It happened that at this very time Theras, son of
Autesion (whose father Tisamenus was the son of
Thersander, and grandson of Polynices), was
about to lead out a colony from Lacedaemon This
Theras, by birth a Cadmeian, was uncle on the
mother’s side to the two sons of Aristodemus,
Procles and Eurysthenes, and, during their infancy,
administered in their right the royal power.
When his nephews, however, on attaining to
man’s estate, took the government, Theras, who
could not bear to be under the authority of others
after he had wielded authority so long himself,
resolved to leave Sparta and cross the sea to join
his kindred. There were in the island now called
Thera, but at that time Calliste, certain descen-