▁line ▁of ▁the ▁oracle ▁which ▁mentions ▁Mar p ess os ▁and ▁the ▁river ▁A id one us , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁third ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁ep ig ram ▁would ▁instead ▁read : ▁" On ▁my ▁mother ' s ▁side ▁of ▁I da e an ▁birth , ▁but ▁my ▁father land ▁was ▁E ry th re ▁( i . e . ▁the ▁proper ▁n oun ▁E ry th ra e ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁ad jective ▁' red ') ". ▁We ▁cannot ▁tell ▁whether ▁the ▁E ry th ra e ans ▁really ▁did ▁exc ise ▁a ▁line ▁from ▁the ▁oracle , ▁or ▁whether ▁Dem et rios ▁instead ▁added ▁one , ▁since ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁claim ▁possession ▁of ▁an ▁oracle ▁was ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁great ▁prest ige ▁for ▁Greek ▁pole is , ▁and ▁so ▁both ▁parties ▁had ▁a ▁v ested ▁interest ▁in ▁manip ulating ▁the ▁historical ▁record . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁R . ▁K ie pert , ▁' G erg is ▁und ▁Mar p ess os ▁in ▁der ▁Tro as ' ▁K lio ▁ 9 ▁( 1 9 0 9 ) ▁ 1 0 - 1 3 . ▁ ▁J . ▁M . ▁Cook , ▁The ▁Tro ad : ▁An ▁Arch ae ological ▁and ▁Top ographical ▁Study ▁( O x ford , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁ 2 8 0 - 2 . ▁ ▁S . ▁Mitchell , ▁' Pre - H ellen istic ▁settlement s ▁not ▁att ested ▁as ▁pole is ' ▁in ▁M . H . ▁Hans en ▁and ▁T .