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οὗτος δὴ ὦν ὁ Κανδαύλης ἠράσθη τῆς ἑωυτοῦ γυναικός, ἐρασθεὶς δὲ ἐνόμιζέ οἱ εἶναι γυναῖκα πολλὸν πασέων καλλίστην. |
So this Candaules loved his wife, and as he loved her he thought his wife was by far the most beautiful woman of all. |
Herodotus Histories 1.8 |
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