Βοῦλις

Boulis

Translated by David Whitehead · 9 Aug 2001 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

Translation

[Boulis] and Sperchis, Athenians, who voluntarily journeyed into Persia to make amends for [sc. what had happened to] the heralds of Xerxes.

Greek original

Βοῦλις καὶ Σπέρχις, Ἀθηναῖοι, οἳ αὐθαίρετοι ἐς Πέρσας ἀνῆλθον δώσοντες δίκας ὑπὲρ τῶν κηρύκων Ξέρξου.

Betacode

*bou=lis kai\ *spe/rxis, *)aqhnai=oi, oi(\ au)qai/retoi e)s *pe/rsas a)nh=lqon dw/sontes di/kas u(pe\r tw=n khru/kwn *ce/rcou.

Notes

See Herodotus 7.133-7 (web address 1) and, in the Suda, under xi 54 (where there is a note on the proper form of name "Sperchis").
Both here and again at sigma 924 they are called Athenians; they were in fact Spartans. (The mistake could not have been made by anyone who had read Herodotus for themselves.)

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbours in Adler order

β439Βουλιμιᾷis starving β440Βουλιμιᾶνto be starving β441Βούλιμοςterrible hunger β442ΒοῦλιςBoulis β443Βουλομένῳwishing β444Βουλυτόςox-loosening [time]β445Βουμολγόςcow-milker

Revisions (6)

2 Jul 2012Catharine Rothupgraded link
1 Aug 2011David Whiteheadmore keywords; cosmetics
7 Jul 2003William Huttonadded link and keywords, set status
2 Sep 2002David Whiteheadadded keyword
9 Aug 2001David Whiteheadtranslated

Greek original

Βοῦλις καὶ Σπέρχις, Ἀθηναῖοι, οἳ αὐθαίρετοι ἐς Πέρσας ἀνῆλθον δώσοντες δίκας ὑπὲρ τῶν κηρύκων Ξέρξου.

Betacode

*bou=lis kai\ *spe/rxis, *)aqhnai=oi, oi(\ au)qai/retoi e)s *pe/rsas a)nh=lqon dw/sontes di/kas u(pe\r tw=n khru/kwn *ce/rcou.

Notes

See Herodotus 7.133-7 (web address 1) and, in the Suda, under xi 54 (where there is a note on the proper form of name "Sperchis").
Both here and again at sigma 924 they are called Athenians; they were in fact Spartans. (The mistake could not have been made by anyone who had read Herodotus for themselves.)