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rom　your　homes。　But　my　daughter；　Agarista；　I　betroth　to　Megacles；　the　son　of　Alcmaeon；　to　be　his　wife；　according　to　the　usage　and　wont　of　Athens。〃　　　　　Then　Megacles　expressed　his　readiness；　and　Clisthenes　had　the　marriage　solemnised。　　　　　Thus　ended　the　affair　of　the　suitors；　and　thus　the　Alcmaeonidae　came　to　be　famous　throughout　the　whole　of　Greece。　The　issue　of　this　marriage　was　the　Clisthenes　named　after　his　grandfather　the　Sicyonian…　who　made　the　tribes　at　Athens；　and　set　up　the　popular　government。　Megacles　had　likewise　another　son；　called　Hippocrates；　whose　children　were　a　Megacles　and　an　Agarista；　the　latter　named　after　Agarista　the　daughter　of　Clisthenes。　She　married　Xanthippus；　the　son　of　Ariphron；　and　when　she　was　with　child　by　him　had　a　dream；　wherein　she　fancied　that　she　was　delivered　of　a　lion；　after　which；　within　a　few　days；　she　bore　Xanthippus　a　son；　to　wit；　Pericles。　　　　　After　the　blow　struck　at　Marathon；　Miltiades；　who　was　previously　held　in　high　esteem　by　his　countrymen；　increased　yet　more　in　influence。　Hence；　when　he　told　them　that　he　wanted　a　fleet　of　seventy　ships；　with　an　armed　force；　and　money；　without　informing　them　what　country　he　was　going　to　attack；　but　only　promising　to　enrich　them　if　they　would　accompany　him；　seeing　that　it　was　a　right　wealthy　land；　where　they　might　easily　get　as　much　gold　as　they　cared　to　have…　when　he　told　them　this；　they　were　quite　carried　away；　and　gave　him　the　whole　armament　which　he　required。　　　　　So　Miltiades；　having　got　the　armament；　sailed　against　Paros；　with　the　object；　as　he　alleged；　of　punishing　the　Parians　for　having　gone　to　war　with　Athens；　inasmuch　as　a　trireme　of　theirs　had　come　with　the　Persian　fleet　to　Marathon。　This；　however；　was　a　mere　pretence；　the　truth　was；　that　Miltiades　owed　the　Parians　a　grudge；　because　Lysagoras；　the　son　of　Tisias；　who　was　a　Parian　by　birth；　had　told　tales　against　him　to　Hydarnes　the　Persian。　Arrived　before　the　place　against　which　his　expedition　was　designed；　he　drove　the　Parians　within　their　walls；　and　forthwith　laid　siege　to　the　city。　At　the　same　time　he　sent　a　herald　to　the　inhabitants；　and　required　of　them　a　hundred　talents；　threatening　that；　if　they　refused；　he　would　press　the　siege；　and　never　give　it　over　till　the　town　was　taken。　But　the　Parians；　without　giving　his　demand　a　thought；　proceeded　to　use　every　means　that　they　could　devise　for　the　defence　of　their　city；　and　even　invented　new　plans　for　the　purpose；　one　of　which　was；　by　working　at　night；　to　raise　such　parts　of　the　wall　as　were　likely　to　be　carried　by　assault　to　double　their　former　height。　　　　　Thus　far　all　the　Greeks　agree　in　their　accounts　of　this　business；　what　follows　is　related　upon　the　testimony　of　the　Parians　only。　Miltiades　had　come　to　his　wit's　end；　when　one　of　the　prisoners；　a　woman　named　Timo；　who　was　by　birth　a　Parian；　and　had　held　the　office　of　under…priestess　in　the　temple　of　the　infernal　goddesses；　came　and　conferred　with　him。　This　woman；　they　say；　being　introduced　into　the　presence　of　Miltiades；　advised　him；　if　he　set　great　store　by　the　capture　of　the　place；　to　do　something　which　she　could　suggest　to　him。　When　therefore　she　had　told　him　what　it　was　she　meant；　he　betook　himself　to　the　hill　which　lies　in　front　of　the　city；　and　there　leapt　the　fence　enclosing　the　precinct　of　Ceres　Thesmophorus；　since　he　was　not　able　to　open　the　door。　After　leaping　into　the　place　he　went　straight　to　the　sanctuary；　intending　to　do　something　within　it…　either　to　remove　some　of　the　holy　things　which　it　was　not　lawful　to　stir；　or　to　perform　some　act　or　other；　I　cannot　say　what…　and　had　just　reached　the　door；　when　suddenly　a　feeling　of　horror　came　upon　him；　and　he　returned　back　the　way　he　had　come；　but　in　jumping　down　from　the　outer　wall；　he　strained　his　thigh；　or；　as　some　say；　struck　the　ground　with　his　knee。　　　　　So　Miltiades　returned　home　sick；　without　bringing　the　Athenians　any　money；　and　without　conquering　Paros；　having　done　no　more　than　to　besiege　the　town　for　six…and…twenty　days；　and　ravage　the　remainder　of　the　island。　The　Parians；　however；　when　it　came　to　their　knowledge　that　Timo；　the　under…priestess　of　the　goddesses；　had　advised　Miltiades　what　he　should　do；　were　minded　to　punish　her　for　her　crime；　they　therefore　sent　messengers　to　Delphi；　as　soon　as　the　siege　was　at　an　end；　and　asked　the　god　if　they　should　put　the　under…priestess　to　death。　〃She　had　discovered；〃　they　said；　〃to　the　enemies　of　her　country　how　they　might　bring　it　into　subjection；　and　had　exhibited　to　Miltiades　mysteries　which　it　was　not　lawful　for　a　man　to　know。〃　But　the　Pythoness　forbade　them；　and　said；　〃Timo　was　not　in　fault；　'twas　decreed　that　Miltiades　should　come　to　an　unhappy　end；　and　she　was　sent　to　lure　him　to　his　destruction。〃　Such　was　the　answer　given　to　the　Parians　by　the　Pythoness。　　　　　The　Athenians；　upon　the　return　of　Miltiades　from　Paros；　had　much　debate　concerning　him；　and　Xanthippus；　the　son　of　Ariphron；　who　spoke　more　freely　against　him　than　all　the　rest；　impleaded　him　before　the　people；　and　brought　him　to　trial　for　his　life；　on　the　charge　of　having　dealt　deceitfully　with　the　Athenians。　Miltiades；　though　he　was　present　in　court；　did　not　speak　in　his　own　defence；　for　his　thigh　had　begun　to　mortify；　and　disabled　him　from　pleading　his　cause。　He　was　forced　to　lie　on　a　couch　while　his　defence　was　made　by　his　friends；　who　dwelt　at　most　length　on　the　fight　at　Marathon；　while　they　made　mention　also　of　the　capture　of　Lemnos；　telling　how　Miltiades　took　the　island；　and；　after　executing　vengeance　on　the　Pelasgians；　gave　up　his　conquest　to　Athens。　The　judgment　of　the　people　was　in　his　favour　so　far　as　to　spare　his　life；　but　for　the　wrong　he　had　done　them　they　fined　him　fifty　talents。　Soon　afterwards　his　thigh　completely　gangrened　and　mortified：　and　so　Miltiades　died；　and　the　fifty　talents　were　paid　by　his　son　Cimon。　　　　　Now　the　way　in　which　Miltiades　had　made　himself　master　of　Lemnos　was　the　following。　There　were　certain　Pelasgians　whom　the　Athenians　once　drove　out　of　Attica；　whether　they　did　it…　justly　or　unjustly　I　cannot　say；　since　I　only　know　what　is　reported　concerning　it；　which　is　the　following：　Hecataeus；　the　son　of　Hegesander；　says　in　his　History　that　it　was　unjustly。　〃The　Athenians；〃　according　to　him；　〃had　given　to　the　Pelasgi　a　tract　of　land　at　the　foot　of　Hymettus　as　payment　for　the　wall　with　which　the　Pelasgians　had　surrounded　their　citadel。　This　land　was　barren；　and　little　worth　at　the　time；　but　the　Pelasgians　brought　it　into　good　condition；　whereupon　the　Athenians　begrudged　them　the　tract；　and　desired　to　recover　it。　And　so；　without　any　better　excuse；　they　took　arms　and　drove　out　the　Pelasgians。〃　But　the　Athenians　maintain　that　they　were　justified　in　what　they　did。　〃The　Pelasgians；〃　they　say；　〃while　they　lived　at　the　foot　of　Hymettus；　were　wont　to　sally　forth　from　that　region　and　commit　outrages　on　their　children。　For　the　Athenians　used　at　that　time　to　send　their　sons　and　daughters　to　draw　water　at　the　fountain　called　'the　Nine　Springs；'　inasmuch　as　neither　they　nor　the　other　Greeks　had　any　household　slaves　in　those　days；　and　the　maidens；　whenever　they　came；　were　used　rudely　and　insolently　by　the　Pelasgians。　Nor　were　they　even　content　thus；　but　at　the　last　they　laid　a　plot；　and　were　caught　by　the　Athenia