-being informed by one of the men of Trachis that when the Barbarians discharged their arrows they obscured the light of the sun by the multitude of the arrows, so great was the number of their host, he was not dismayed by this, but making small account of the number of the Medes, he said that their guest from Trachis brought them very good news, for if the Medes obscured the light of the sun, the battle against them would be in the shade and not in the sun.
trakistar adiskideak zerkakien berria zeharo ona zela, zeren mediarrek eguzkia estaltzen baldin bazuten, etsaiarekin gerizpetan borrokatuko zirela behintzat, eta ez eguzki galdatan.