Chapter 13 (2/2)

When Xenophon saw that Davos was a childish boy, he was so special about this young man, the people behind him who are obviously older than him, surrounded him like he is their leader and made hi man

”Yes”

”Student of Socrates?”

”That's right” Xenophon was even more curious, everyone in his camp knows that he is Athenian, but only few people knows that he is a student of Socrates Most of the Greeks who came to Persia are from the poor people of Ionia, Thessaly, and Thrace They had no , they can only come out to sell their lives to earn money, and of course, most of them are illiterate Not to mention Xenophon, who is still a nobody, even the famous Socrates of Greece, not many people know of him

”Which teacher did you learn from?” Xenophon asked

”I haven't studied Greek” Davos said

His answer stunned Xenophon His self-confidence on his illiteracy made it difficult for Xenophon to develop a trace of contempt

”Davos, today I went to various camps for a walk, I heard that there is a Xenophon in the caht hi for a praise

”Your coforthe way” Xenophon said with a forced smile

”Thank you, Matonis!” For a person who kept his casual words inhis ratitude in his heart, he then said to Xenophon: ”Matonis is a very enthusiastic person, you can feel it if you have been with hi tily

Xenophon understood Davos' roundabout apology, he shrugged his shoulders and said that he didn't care, he then stared at Davos and asked: ”So everything he said about God's Favored is true?”

”What do you think? Will the Gods bless the Greeks in Persian land?” Davos asked

”Of course! No matter where we are, the Gods will never abandon us!” Xenophon answered without thinking: ”I can come here was also under Apollo's oracle”

Xenophon's answer surprised Davos, isn't the eable a person is, the more they believe on themselves and atheism?

He underestimated the extent to which the Greeks worshi+ped the Gods and asked with amazement: ”What is the oracle of Apollo?”

Xenophon spoke with a slight exciteo, in Athens, he received an invitation from a friend, Proxenus, in the letter, Proxenus told Xenophon that the Persian prince is a great man and sincere to the Greeks, he handed the recruitment of talented Greek to hier and invited Xenophon to help him in Asia Minor, and promised to recommend Xenophon to the Persian prince

At that time, Athens had just ended the Spartan-supported tyrannical rule of the ”The Thirty Tyrants[2]” The democrats adopted a moderate policy to restore the order of the city-state, and at the same time reached a reconciliation with Sparta The peace of Athens e and broaden his horizons in Asia Minor, but he hesitated For it ith the help of Cyrus the Younger that allowed Sparta to defeat Athens, fearing of getting punished by the Athenian governer, Socrates then sent him to Delphi to ask the Gods

Xenophon asked Apollo, which God he would offer his pray in order for him to successfully accomplish this journey and allow him to return home safely? The oracle told hi a sacrifice to the God designated by the oracle, did he set sail to Asia Minor and joined Proxenus' troops

”Which God did the oracle of Delphi said?” Olivos as listening and couldn't wait to ask

Xenophon looked at Davos and said slowly and clearly: ”H-d-e-s!”

[1] Barefoot Doctor – a nickname for part-time paramedical worker in rural areas trained in sinosis and treatarchy installed in Athens after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC