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128 territory to Lemnos, well knowing the thing to be impracticable, as Attica lies much to the outh of Lemnos.

"Miltiades however, having gained poeion of Elærus, which lies to the north-eat of Lemnos, failed from thence as from a part of the Athenian territory, during the prevalence of the Eteian winds, and claimed their promle of a urrender."

It is clear from this account, that none but a northerly wind would have enabled him to claim this promie; and it is equally clear, that the Eetern winds in Greece were northerly, or northweterly, not eaterly, as Mr. Rennel (mied probably by the found of the word) uppoes.

Next Herodotus only ays, that Miltiades ailed from Elæus to Lemnos in one day, not that the ditance between thee places was the utmot extent of a day's ail. Miltiades had no reaon to go further,