The cause of the high tide and flood and of that which befell the Persians was this, as the Potidaians say, namely that these same Persians who perished by means of the sea had committed impiety towards the temple of Poseidon and his image in the suburb of their town;
Hortaz, potidearrek diotenez, itsasgora haren eta persiarren hondamenaren zioa ondoko hauxe izan omen zen, hots, itsasoaren eraginez galdu ziren soldadu persiar horiexek izan zirela, hain zuzen, Posidonen tenplua eta aldirian eraikirik dagoen jainkoaren imajina profanatu zutenak;