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Book II

Peneleus, Prothoenor, Leitus, And Clonius, and Arcesilaus led The warriors of Boeotia, all who dwelt In Hyria and in rocky Aulis, all From Schoenus and from Scolus and the hill Of Eteonus and Thespeia’s fields, And Graia and the Mycalesian plain, All who from Herma and Ilesius came, And Erythrae, and those who had their homes In Eleon, Hyla, and Ocalea, And Peteona, and the stately streets Of Medeon, Copae, Thisbè full of doves, And those whose dwelling-place was Eutresis, And Coronaea, and the grassy lawns Of Haliartus, all the men who held Plataea, or in Glissa tilled the soil, Or dwelt in Hypothebae nobly built, Or in Onchestus with its temple-walls Sacred to Neptune, or inhabited Arnè with fruitful vineyards, Midea And Nyssa the divine, and Anthedon The distant⁠—fifty were their barques, and each Held sixscore youths of the Boeotian race.

Next, over those who came from Aspledon And from Orchomenus in Minyas Ascalaphus ruled with his brother chief Ialmenus⁠—two sons of mighty Mars. These, in the halls of Actor, Azis’ son, Astyoche bore to the god of war, Who met by stealth the

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