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As for Onesilus, the Amathusians cut off his head and brought it to +Amathus [33.05,34.6667] (Perseus) Amathus, where they hung it above their gates, because he had besieged their city. When this head became hollow, a swarm of bees entered it and filled it with their honeycomb.
As for Onesilus, the Amathusians cut off his head and brought it to +Amathus [33.05,34.6667] (Perseus) Amathus, where they hung it above their gates, because he had besieged their city. When this head became hollow, a swarm of bees entered it and filled it with their honeycomb.
[2] In consequence of this the
Amathusians, who had inquired concerning the matter, received an oracle which stated that they should take the head down and bury it, and offer yearly sacrifice to
Onesilus as to a hero. If they did this, things would go better for them.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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