 | Herodotus - 1859 - 594 σελίδες
...her seat is not allowed to return home till one of the strangers throws a silver coin into her lap, and takes her with him beyond the holy ground. When...(Venus is called Mylitta by the Assyrians.) The silver Babylonian Coffin and Lid. i J..-H :ml. > sion of (lie same cemeteries, that there is some difficulty... | |
 | Herodotus - 1862 - 596 σελίδες
...allowed to return home till one of the strangers throws a silver coin into her lap, and takes lier with him beyond the holy ground. When he throws the...Assyrians.) The silver coin may be of any size ; it caimot be refused, for that is forbidden by the law, since once thrown it is sacred. The woman goes... | |
 | George Rawlinson - 1865 - 554 σελίδες
...her seat is not allowed to return home till one of the strangers throws a silver coin into her lap, and takes her with him beyond the holy ground. When...coin, he says these words — ' The goddess Mylitta (Beltis) prosper thee.' The silver coin may be of any size ; it cannot be refused ; for that is forbidden... | |
 | GEORGE RAWLINSON - 1865 - 578 σελίδες
...her seat is not allowed to return home till one of the strangers throws a silver coin into her lap, and takes her with him beyond the holy ground. When he throws tne coin, he says these words—' The goddess Hylitte (Beltis) prosper thee.' The silver coin may be... | |
 | George Rawlinson - 1871 - 660 σελίδες
...ground. \Vhen he throws the coin, he says these words — ' The goddess Mylitta (Beltis) prosper thee.' The silver coin may be of any size ; it cannot be...sacred. The woman goes with the first man who throws her monev, and rejects no one. When she has gone with him. and so satisfied the goddess, she returns home... | |
 | George Rawlinson - 1879 - 618 σελίδες
...her seat is not allowed to return home till one of the strangers throws a silver coin into her lap, and takes her with him beyond the holy ground. When...coin, he says these words — "The goddess Mylitta (Beltis) prosper thee." The silver coin may be of any size ; it cannot be refused ; for that is forbidden... | |
 | Herodotus - 1880 - 752 σελίδες
...her seat is not allowed to return home till one of the strangers throws a silver coin into her lap, and takes her with him beyond the holy ground. When...goddess Mylitta prosper thee." (Venus is called Mylitta hy the Assyrians.) The silver coin may be of any size ; it cannot be refused, for that is forbidden... | |
 | George Rawlinson - 1885 - 792 σελίδες
...her seat is not allowed to return home till one of the strangers throws a silver coin into her lap, and takes her with him beyond the holy ground. When...coin, he says these words— ' The goddess Mylitta (Beltis) prosper thee.' The silver coin maybe of any size; it cannot be refused: for that is forbidden... | |
 | Herodotus - 1889 - 598 σελίδες
...her seat is not allowed to return home till one of the strangers throws a silver coin into her lap, and takes her with him beyond the holy ground. When...thee." (Venus is called Mylitta by the Assyrians.) The silvei Babylonian Coffin and Lid. (Lnyard.) sion of the same cemeteries, thnt there is some difficulty... | |
 | Israel Smith Clare - 1893 - 564 σελίδες
...her seat is not allowed to return home till one of the strangers throws a silver coin into her lap. and takes her with him beyond the holy ground. When...the coin, he says these words: 'The goddess Mylitta (Beltis) prosper thee.' The silver coin may be of any size; it cannot be refused, for that is forbidden... | |
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... always a great crowd, some coming and others going; lines of cord mark out paths in all directions among the women, and the strangers pass along them to make their choice. A woman who has once taken her seat is not allowed to return home till one... 
