Τοιαύτη μὲν ἡ εἰρήνη ἐγένετο· εὐθὺς δὲ τὸ τεῖχος καθῃρεῖτο καὶ ἡμᾶς τοὺς αἰχμαλώτους ἀπέδοσαν. ἐπεὶ δὲ ἀφικόμεθα ἐς τὴν σελήνην, ὑπηντίαζον ἡμᾶς καὶ ἠσπάζοντο μετὰ δακρύων οἵ τε ἑταῖροι καὶ ὁ Ἐνδυμίων αὐτός. καὶ ὁ μὲν ἠξίου με μεῖναί τε παρ᾽ αὑτῷ καὶ κοινωνεῖν τῆς ἀποικίας, ὑπισχνούμενος δώσειν πρὸς γάμον τὸν ἑαυτοῦ παῖδα· γυναῖκες γὰρ οὐκ εἰσὶ παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς. ἐγὼ δὲ οὐδαμῶς ἐπειθόμην, ἀλλ᾽ ἠξίουν ἀποπεμφθῆναι κάτω ἐς τὴν θάλατταν. ὡς δὲ ἔγνω ἀδύνατον ὂν πείθειν, ἀποπέμπει ἡμᾶς ἑστιάσας ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας.

    εὐθύς: adv. "immediately" (LSJ B.II.1).

    καθῃρεῖτο: impf. pass. of καθαιρέω, "was torn down."

    ἀπέδοσαν: aor. 3 pl. of ἀποδίδωμι, "they gave back."

    ὑπηντίαζον: impf. of ὑπαντιάζω, "they greeted."

    ἠξίου: impf. act. 3 sg. of ἀξιόω, "he requested."

    δώσειν: fut. infin. of δίδωμι.

    τὸν ἑαυτοῦ παῖδα: "his own son," (G. 203).

    οὐ ἐπειθόμην: impf. pass. "I was not persuaded," (S. 819).

    ἠξίουν: impf. 1 sg. of ἀξιόω, "I requested."

    ἀποπεμφθῆναι: aor. pass. infin. of ἀποπέμπω, "to be sent away."

    ἔγνω: aor. 3 sg. of γινώσκω, "he realized," (S. 682).

    ἀδύνατον ὄν: "that it was impossible," indir. statement after ἔγνω (S. 2106; G. 660).

    ἑστιάσας: aor. part. nom. sg. of ἑστιάω, "after having entertained."

    ἑπτά ἡμέρας: S. 1582.

    VERB LIST

    καθαιρέω: take down

    αἰχμάλωτος, -ον: captive, prisoner; pl. prisoners of war

    σελήνη, ἡ: the moon

    ὑπαντιάζω: meet, encounter

    ἀσπάζομαι: welcome, greet

    δάκρυον, τό: a tear

    ἑταῖρος, ὁ: a comrade, companion, friend

    κοινωνέω: have a share in, take part in (+ gen.)

    ἀποικία, ἡ: a settlement, colony

    ὑπισχνέομαι: promise

    γάμος, ὁ: marriage

    οὐδαμῶς: in no way

    ἀποπέμπω: send away, to dismiss

    κάτω: down

    γινώσκω: learn, realize

    ἑστιάω: to entertain as a guest

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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-1/1-21