Now as to the two wars, I have said enough earlier in this discourse. In 49 ff., 42 ff., 164 ff. I shall now take up the
 third, which took place when the other Hellenic cities had just been founded and while our
 own city was still ruled by kings. In those days there occurred at the same time very many
 wars and very great perils. I could neither ascertain nor set forth the history of all of
 them, and I shall pass over the great bulk of the things which were then done, but do not now
 press upon us to be told, and shall endeavor to inform you as briefly as I can of the
 enemies who attacked our city, of the battles which deserve to be recalled and recounted,
 of their leaders, and, furthermore, of the pretexts which they alleged, and of the
 strength of the peoples who joined in their campaigns. For these details will be enough to
 discuss in addition to what we have said about our adversaries. For our country was invaded by the Thracians, led by Eumolpus, See Isoc. 4.68 ; Isoc.
 6.42 ; Isoc. 7.75 . son of Poseidon, who
 disputed the possession of Athens with Erechtheus, alleging, that Poseidon had
 appropriated the city before Athena; also by the Scythians, led by the Amazons, See Isoc. 4.68 . the
 offspring of Ares, who made the expedition to recover Hippolyte, A queen of the Amazons, who, according to one legend, being enamored of
 Theseus, deserted her own people and followed him to Athens. In one tradition she meets
 her death fighting against the Amazons, who came to recover her. Paus. 1.2.1 . since she had not only broken the laws which were
 established among them, but had become enamored of Theseus and followed him from her home
 to Athens and there lived with him as his consort; again, by the Peloponnesians, led by Eurystheus, See Isoc. 4.58 ff. who not only refused to make amends to
 Heracles for his ill-treatment of him but brought an army against our ancestors with the
 object of seizing by force the sons of Heracles, who had taken refuge with us. However, he
 met with the fate which was his due. For so far did he fail of getting our suppliants into
 his power that, having been defeated in battle and taken captive by our people, he became
 the suppliant of those whom he had come to demand of us, and lost his own life. Later than Eurystheus, the troops dispatched by Dareius See Isoc. 4.71-72 , Isoc.
 4.85-87 . to ravage Hellas 
 landed at Marathon, fell upon more misfortunes and greater disasters than they had hoped
 to inflict upon our city, and fled in rout from all Hellas .