L. VIVES.
M•…•…rathus] Peratus, saith Pausanias. But Eusebius calls him Marathus, hee reigned twen∣ty yeares. * 1.1 There was one Marathus, Apollo's sonne, who built a citty in Phocis not farre fr•…•… •…•…icizza. There was another that serued vnder Castor and Pollux, and of him did Ma∣•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Achaia take the name. It may be this was Marathus Apollos son, for Suidas affirm∣eth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the country in Attica, so called had the name from that Marathus. (b) Danaus] An Eg•…•…, Belus his sonne, he brought the first ship out of Egipt into Greece. Pliny, for before, * 1.2 they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their shipping all in the red sea, among the Iles of King Erithras. And this Danaus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 first that digged welles in Argos. Dipsius that is the drought. The Egiptians bani∣•…•…, and elected Egiptus for King, of whom the country (before called Ae•…•…a) was now 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Egipt. Euseb. He came to Argos in the time of Gelanor the sonne of Sthenelas, whom he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of his estate together with all Agenors progeny. Their contention was ended thus. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 beeing come out of Egipt, fell to contend with Gelanor about the Kingdome, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 beeing vmpier, much was said on both sides, Danaus seemed to speake as good reason •…•…s the •…•…her, so it could not bee decided vntill the next day: the next morning, a wolfe com∣•…•… •…•…ng into the pasture, and beginnes a fight with the chiefe bull of the Kings heard. T•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the people liken Danaus to the wolfe, and Gelanor to the bull: for as the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 stranger to man, so was Danaus vnto them. But by and by, the wolfe kills the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vpon this iudgement was giuen on Danaus his side, wherefore Danaus thinking 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 had sent this wolfe, hee dedicated a temple vnto Apollo Lycius, that is, Woluish. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dwelt in the Argiue tower, and all the Pelasgiues were called Danai, after him. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the fifty daughters whom poets haue so eternized. Diodorus saith he built the Argiue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 oldest citty (one of them) in all Greece. Others say he built but the tower. He was a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 King then Greece had euer had before him.