damasithymus造句

• Damasithymus was an ally of Xerxes I at the Second Persian invasion of Greece.
• Herodotus mentions that Damasithymus was one of the most noted of the men commanding the Persian ships.
• Artemisia's fleet, including Damasithymus's ship, had among the best regarded in the whole Persian fleet, next to the ships from Sidon.
• According to Polyaenus, when Artemisia saw that she was near to falling into the hands of the Greeks, she ordered the Persian colours to be taken down, and the master of the ship to bear down upon and attack a Persian vessel of the Calyndian allies, which was commanded by Damasithymus, that was passing by her.
• According to Herodotus, Artemisia had previously had a disagreement with Damasithymus while they were in the Hellespont . " Now, even though it be true that she had had some strife with him before, while they were still about the Hellespont, yet I am not able to say whether she did this by intention, or whether the Calyndian ship happened by chance to fall in her way ."
• Damasithymus's ship sank and he and all his crew were lost When Xerxes saw Artemisia sink Damasithymus's ship, he thought that she had sunk a Greek ship and, according to Herodotus, he said : " My men have become women, and my women men . " But, according to Polyaenus, he said : " O Zeus, surely you have formed women out of man's materials, and men out of woman's ."
• Damasithymus's ship sank and he and all his crew were lost When Xerxes saw Artemisia sink Damasithymus's ship, he thought that she had sunk a Greek ship and, according to Herodotus, he said : " My men have become women, and my women men . " But, according to Polyaenus, he said : " O Zeus, surely you have formed women out of man's materials, and men out of woman's ."