οἱ δὲ πολιορκεῖν μὲν οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τὴν πόλιν, ἀναστρέψαντες δὲ τὸ μεταξὺ τοῦ ἀέρος ἀπετείχιζον, ὥστε μηκέτι τὰς αὐγὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ ἡλίου πρὸς τὴν σελήνην διήκειν. τὸ δὲ τεῖχος ἦν διπλοῦν, νεφελωτόν· ὥστε σαφὴς ἔκλειψις τῆς σελήνης ἐγεγόνει καὶ νυκτὶ διηνεκεῖ πᾶσα κατείχετο. πιεζόμενος δὲ τούτοις ὁ Ἐνδυμίων πέμψας ἱκέτευε καθαιρεῖν τὸ οἰκοδόμημα καὶ μὴ σφᾶς περιορᾶν ἐν σκότῳ βιοτεύοντας, ὑπισχνεῖτο δὲ καὶ φόρους τελέσειν καὶ σύμμαχος ἔσεσθαι καὶ μηκέτι πολεμήσειν, καὶ ὁμήρους ἐπὶ τούτοις δοῦναι ἤθελεν. οἱ δὲ περὶ τὸν Φαέθοντα γενομένης δὶς ἐκκλησίας τῇ προτεραίᾳ μὲν οὐδὲν παρέλυσαν τῆς ὀργῆς, τῇ ὑστεραίᾳ δὲ μετέγνωσαν, καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ εἰρήνη ἐπὶ τούτοις·

    A treaty is arranged between the two parties.

    οὐκ ἔγνωσαν: aor. of γινώσκω, "they decided not to (+ infin.)" (S. 2711).

    τὸ μεταξὺ τοῦ ἀέρος ἀπετείχιζον: "they walled off the intervening air" (S. 1153).

    ὥστε...διήκειν: "so that they didn᾽t reach through (to)," (S. 2251 and 2258).

    ὥστε...ἐγεγόνει...κατείχετο: result clauses with the indicative emphasize the actual result (S. 2257).

    ἐγεγόνει: plup. of γίγνομαι, "there was."

    κατείχετο: impf. pass. of κατέχω, "was enshrouded."

    πέμψας ἱκέτευε: "he sent and begged" (G. 583; S. 2054 and 2060).

    σφᾶς: acc. pl., "them."

    μὴ σφᾶς περιορᾶν ἐν σκότῳ βιοτεύοντας: "not to let them live in darkness."

    ὑπισχνεῖτο: impf. of ὑπισχνέομαι, "he promised," taking the future infinitives τελέσειν, ἔσεσθαι (from εἰμί), and πολεμήσειν.

    δοῦναι: aor. act. infin. from δίδωμι.

    γενομένης δὶς ἐκκλησίας: "the assembly meeting twice" (S. 2058 and 2070; G. 589 and 590). For the change of heart, compare the Mytilenian debate in Thucydides (3.36). Particulars of the settlement recall the Athenian-Spartan treaty in Thucydides 5.18.

    μετέγνωσαν: aor. from μεταγινώσκω, "they changed their minds."

    ἐπὶ τούτοις: "on these terms" (common meaning of ἐπί + dat. in historical narratives when discussing treaties).

    VERB LIST

    πολιορκέω: besiege

    γινώσκω: know

    ἀναστρέφω: turn back, return

    ἀήρ, ἀέρος, ὁ: the air

    ἀποτειχίζω: wall off

    μηκέτι: no longer

    αὐγή, ἡ: sunlight; pl. rays, beams

    σελήνη, ἡ: the moon

    διήκω: extend, reach

    διπλοῦς (διπλόος), -ῆ, -οῦν: twofold, double

    νεφελωτός, -ή, -όν: made of clouds

    ἔκλειψις, -εως, ἡ: eclipse

    διηνεκής, -ές: continuous, unbroken

    κατέχω: hold fast; cover

    πιέζω: press (tight), weigh down

    Ἐνδυμίων, -ονος, ὁ: Endymion

    ἱκετεύω: beg

    καθαιρέω: take down

    οἰκοδόμημα, -ατος, τό: a building, structure

    σφεῖς, σφῶν: they, them

    περιοράω: overlook; allow

    σκότος, ὁ: darkness, gloom

    βιοτεύω: live

    ὑπισχνέομαι: promise

    φόρος, ὁ: a tribute

    τελέω: complete, fulfill; pay

    μηκέτι: no more, no longer

    ὅμηρος, ὁ: a hostage

    ἐκκλησία, ἡ: an assembly

    προτεραῖος, -α, -ον: previous, first (sc. "day")

    παραλύω: loose, slacken; detach from (+ gen.)

    ὀργή, ἡ: anger

    ὑστεραῖος, -α, -ον: following, next (sc. "day")

    μεταγινώσκω: change one's mind

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    Eric Casey, Evan Hayes, and Stephen Nimis, Lucian True History. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Dickinson College Commentaries, 2023. ISBN: .
    https://dcc.dickinson.edu/lucian-true/book-1/1-19