Xenophon of Ephesus, An Ephesian Tale 1.15.6 · 1.15.6
The pirates make a pact
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Ταῦτα εἰπὼν ῥᾳδίως ἔπεισεν αὐτὸν ἐρῶντα. Καὶ δὴ συντίθενται κατὰ ταὐτὰ τοὺς ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων ποιήσασθαι λόγους καὶ πείθειν οὗτος μὲν Ἁβροκόμην, Κόρυμβος δὲ Ἄνθειαν.
With these words Euxinus easily persuaded Corymbus, who was in love. And so they made a pact on the same terms, to speak for each other: Euxinus was to persuade Habrocomes, and Corymbus Anthia.
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Book 1, chapter 15. Euxinus has finished advising Corymbus on how to win over the captives.
A note on this passage
συντίθενται, "they agree," is the verb of a pact. In the next section the two captives lie in low spirits, swearing again and again to keep τὰ συγκείμενα, "what was agreed" (1.16.1). Greek uses that word as the perfect passive of the same verb, and here it names their own pact, the oath of fidelity they swore at sea (1.11.4–6). Chapter 16 sets the two agreements against each other when Euxinus speaks to Habrocomes and Corymbus to Anthia (1.16.3–7).
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