Cnidos

Miletus and Cos, the city of Meropian men, and steep Cnidos and windy Carpathos, in Naxos and Paros and rocky Rhenaea — so far roamed Leto in travail with the god who shoots afar, to see if any land would be willing to make a dwelling for her son.

Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica 2007

At Chartres -- perhaps at Lourdes -- possibly at Cnidos if one could still find there the divinely naked Aphrodite of Praxiteles -- but otherwise one must look for force to the goddesses of Indian mythology.

Hullabaloo 2006

Their greatest enclosure and that one which has most name and is most frequented is called the Hellenion, and this was established by the following cities in common: — of the Ionians Chios, Teos, Phocaia, Clazomenai, of the Dorians Rhodes, Cnidos, Halicarnassos, Phaselis, and of the

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

Of these last there are besides others the men of Cnidos, settlers from Lacedemon, whose land runs out into the sea,185 being in fact the region which is called

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

Artaxerxes, however, defeating the Lacedaemonians in a sea-fight at Cnidos, under the conduct of

The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

Pythian prophetess, as the men of Cnidos themselves report, gave them this reply in trimeter verse: — “Fence not the place with towers, nor dig the isthmus through; Zeus would have made your land an island, had he willed.”

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

Cnidos not only ceased from their digging but delivered themselves to Harpagos without resistance, when he came against them with his army.

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

These were driven out of their course to Cnidos, and the men of Cnidos rescued them and sent them away to Thera.

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

Cameiros, Cos and Cnidos, excluded the sixth city Halicarnassos from sharing in the temple.

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

Dareios accordingly having promised proceeded to perform; for he sent a message to Cnidos and bade them being back Gillos to Taras: and the men of Cnidos obeyed Dareios, but nevertheless they did not persuade the Tarentines, and they were not strong enough to apply force.

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003