Book 6
76.2
The omens were in no way favorable for his crossing, so he said that he honored the Erasinus for not betraying its countrymen, but even so the Argives would not go unscathed. Then he withdrew and led his army seaward to Thyrea, where he sacrificed a bull to the sea and carried his men on shipboard to the region of +Tiryns [22.8167,37.6] (Perseus) Tiryns and to +Navplion [22.8,37.566] (inhabited place), Nomos Argolidhos, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe Nauplia.
77.1
The Argives heard of this and came to the coast to do battle with him. When they had come near +Tiryns [22.8167,37.6] (Perseus) Tiryns and were at the place called Hesipeia, they encamped opposite the Lacedaemonians, leaving only a little space between the armies. There the Argives had no fear of fair fighting, but rather of being captured by a trick.
77.2
This was the affair referred to by that oracle which the Pythian priestess gave to the Argives and Milesians in common, which ran thus: When the female defeats the maleThis would be fulfilled by a victory of the female Σπάρτη over the male Ἀργος. And drives him away, winning glory in Argos [22.7333,37.6417] (Perseus) Argos, She will make many Argive women tear their cheeks. As someday one of men to come will say: The dread thrice-coiled serpent died tamed by the spear.
