Herodotus, Histories, ed. A.D. Godley, 7.148.3

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[3] The priestess gave this answer to their question:

Hated by your neighbors, dear to the immortals,

Crouch with a lance in rest, like a warrior fenced in his armor,

Guarding your head¹ from the blow, and the head will shelter the body.

This answer had already been uttered by the priestess when the envoys arrived in Argos [22.7333,37.6417] (Perseus) Argos and entered the council chamber to speak as they were charged.

Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.

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[3] τὴν δὲ Πυθίην ἐπειρωτῶσι αὐτοῖσι ἀνελεῖν τάδε.

ἐχθρὲ περικτιόνεσσι, φίλʼ ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσιν,

εἴσω τὸν προβόλαιον ἔχων πεφυλαγμένος ἧσο

καὶ κεφαλὴν πεφύλαξο· κάρη δὲ τὸ σῶμα σαώσει.

ταῦτα μὲν τὴν Πυθίην χρῆσαι πρότερον· μετὰ δὲ ὡς ἐλθεῖν τοὺς ἀγγέλους ἐς δὴ τὸ Ἄργος, ἐπελθεῖν ἐπὶ τὸ βουλευτήριον καὶ λέγειν τὰ ἐντεταλμένα.

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1. That is, those with full citizenship, the nucleus of the population; σῶμα being the remainder.

Herodotus Histories 7.148.3

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