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search had been made by the priests after these women�察�and that they had 

not been able to find them�察�but they had heard afterwards this tale about 

them which they were telling。 This I heard from the priests at Thebes�察�and 

what   follows   is   said   by   the   prophetesses   of   Dodona。   They   say   that   two 

black doves flew from Thebes in Egypt�察�and came one of them to Libya 

and   the   other   to   their   land。 And   this   latter   settled   upon   an   oak´tree   and 

spoke with human voice�察�saying that it was necessary that a prophetic seat 

of   Zeus   should be   established   in   that   place�察  �and   they  supposed   that   that 

was of the gods which was announced to them�察�and made one accordingly�此�

and the dove which went away to the Libyans�察�they say�察�bade the Libyans 

make   an   Oracle   of Ammon�察  �and   this   also   is   of   Zeus。 The   priestesses   of 

Dodona told me these things�察�of whom the eldest was named Promeneia�察�

the   next   after   her   Timarete�察  �and   the   youngest   Nicandra�察  �and   the   other 

people   of   Dodona   who   were   engaged   about   the   temple   gave   accounts 

agreeing      with   theirs。   I  however     have    an   opinion    about    the  matter    as 

follows��If the Phenicians did in truth carry away the consecrated women 

and sold one of them into Libya and the other into Hellas�察�I suppose that in 

the   country  now   called   Hellas�察  �which   was   formerly  called   Pelasgia�察  �this 

woman was sold into the land of the Thesprotians�察�and then being a slave 

there she set up a sanctuary of Zeus under a real oak´tree�察�as indeed it was 

natural   that   being   an   attendant   of   the   sanctuary   of   Zeus   at   Thebes�察  �she 

should there�察�in the place to which she had come�察�have a memory of him�察�

and   after   this�察  �when   she   got   understanding   of   the   Hellenic   tongue�察  �she 

established an Oracle�察�and she reported�察�I suppose�察�that her sister had been 

sold in Libya by the same Phenicians by whom she herself had been sold。 

Moreover�察  �I   think   that   the   women   were   called   doves   by   the   people   of 

Dodona for the reason that they were barbarians and because it seemed to 

them that they uttered voice like birds�察�but after a time ��they say�� the dove 

spoke with human voice�察�that is when the woman began to speak so that 

they could   understand�察�but   so long   as she spoke a  Barbarian tongue  she 

seemed to them to be uttering voice like a bird�此�for if it had been really a 

dove�察�how could it speak with human voice�拭�And in saying that the dove 



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was    black�察  �they   indicate    that  the  woman      was   Egyptian。     The   ways    of 

delivering oracles too at Thebes in Egypt and at Dodona closely resemble 

each other�察�as it happens�察�and also the method of divination by victims has 

come from Egypt。 

     Moreover�察�it is true also that the Egyptians were the first of men who 

made solemn assemblies and processions and approaches to the temples�察�

and from them the Hellenes have learnt them�察�and my evidence for this is 

that the Egyptian celebrations of these have been held from a very ancient 

time�察�whereas the Hellenic were introduced but lately。 The Egyptians hold 

their solemn assemblies not once in the year but often�察�especially and with 

the greatest zeal and devotion at the city of Bubastis for Artemis�察�and next 

at Busiris for Isis�察�for in this last´ named city there is a very great temple 

of Isis�察�and this city stands in the middle of the Delta of Egypt�察�now Isis is 

in   the   tongue    of  the   Hellenes    Demeter�此     �thirdly�察 �they   have    a  solemn 

assembly at the city of Sais for Athene�察�fourthly at Heliopolis for the Sun 

��Helios���察�fifthly at the city of Buto in honour of Leto�察�and sixthly at the 

city   of   Papremis   for   Ares。   Now�察  �when   they   are   coming   to   the   city   of 

Bubastis   they   do   as   follows��they   sail   men   and   women   together�察  �and   a 

great multitude of each sex in every boat�察�and some of the women have 

rattles and rattle with them�察�while some of the men play the flute during 

the whole time of the voyage�察�and the rest�察�both women and men�察�sing and 

clap their hands�察�and when as they sail they come opposite to any city on 

the way they bring the boat to land�察�and some of the women continue to do 

as I have said�察�others cry aloud and jeer at the women in that city�察�some 

dance�察  �and   some   stand   up   and   pull   up   their   garments。   This   they   do   by 

every city along the river´bank�察�and when they come to Bubastis they hold 

festival celebrating great sacrifices�察�and more wine of grapes is consumed 

upon   that   festival   than   during   the   whole   of   the   rest   of   the   year。   To   this 

place   ��so   say   the   natives��   they   come   together   year   by   year   even   to   the 

number of seventy myriads of men and women�察�besides children。 Thus it 

is done here�察�and how they celebrate the festival in honour of Isis at the 

city   of  Busiris    has   been   told   by   me  before�此   �for�察 �as  I  said�察 �they   beat 

themselves   in   mourning   after   the   sacrifice�察  �all   of   them   both   men   and 

women�察�very many myriads of people�察�but for whom they beat themselves 



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it is not permitted to me by religion to say�此�and so many as there are of the 

Carians      dwelling     in   Egypt     do   this   even     more    than    the   Egyptians 

themselves�察�inasmuch as they cut their foreheads also with knives�察�and by 

this it is manifested that they are strangers and not Egyptians。 At the times 

when   they   gather   together   at   the   city   of   Sais   for   their   sacrifices�察  �on   a 

certain night they all kindle lamps many in number in the open air round 

about the houses�察�now the lamps are saucers full of salt and oil mixed�察�and 

the wick floats by itself on   the surface�察  �and this burns during the   whole 

night�察�and to the festival is given the name /Lychnocaia/ ��the lighting of 

lamps��。     Moreover      those    of  the   Egyptians     who    have    not   come    to  this 

solemn   assembly   observe   the   night   of   the   festival   and   themselves   also 

light   lamps   all   of   them�察  �and   thus   not   in   Sais   alone   are   they  lighted�察  �but 

over all Egypt�此�and as to the reason why light and honour are allotted to 

this night�察�about this there is a sacred story told。 To Heliopolis and Buto 

they   go   year   by   year    and   do   sacrifice   only�此  �but   at   Papremis   they   do 

sacrifice and worship as elsewhere�察�and besides that�察�when the sun begins 

to go down while some few of the priests are occupied with the image of 

the god�察�the greater number   of the
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