ngs the safety of the Peloponnese and keeping this in
guard; and that they were disposed to let all else go. Being informed of
this, the Athenians therefore made request of them to put in to Salamis.
41. The others then put in their ships to land at Salamis, but the
Athenians went over to their own land; and after their coming they made
a proclamation that every one of the Athenians should endeavour to save
his children and household as best he could. So the greater number sent
them to Troizen, but others to Egina, and others to Salamis, and they
were urgent to put these out of danger, both because they desired
to obey the oracle and also especially for another reason, which was
this:--the Athenians say that a great serpent lives in the temple 25
and guards the Acropolis; and they not only say this, but also they
set forth for it monthly offerings, as if it were really there; and the
offering consists of a honey-cake. This honey-cake, which before
used always to be consumed, was at this time left untouched. When the
priestess had signified this, the Athenians left the city much more and
with greater eagerness than before, seeing that the goddess also had (as
they supposed) left the Acropolis. Then when all their belongings had
been removed out of danger, they sailed to the encampment of the fleet.

42. When those who came from Artemision had put their ships in to land
at Salamis, the remainder of the naval force of the Hellenes, being
informed of this, came over gradually to join them 26 from Troizen:
for they had been ordered beforehand to assemble at Pogon, which is the
harbour of the Troizenians. There were assembled accordingly now many
more ships than those which were in the sea-fight at Artemision, and
from more cities. Over the whole was set as admiral the same man as at
Artemision, namely Eurybiades the son of Eurycleides, a Spartan but not
of the royal house; the Athenians however supplied by far the greatest
number of ships and those which sailed the best.

43. The following were those who joined the muster:--From Peloponnese the
Lacedemonians furnishing sixteen ships, the Corinthians furnishing the
same complement as at Artemision, the Sikyonians furnishing fifteen
ships, the Epidaurians ten, the Troizenians five, the men of Hermion
2601 three, these all, except the Hermionians, being of Doric and
Makednian 27 race and having made their last migration from Erineos
and Pindos and the land of Dryopis; 28 but th