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Θησεὺς—probably the legend of the coming of Theseus to Athens represents a second Ionic invasion of Attica, to which the strife between Athene and Poseidon, who is identical with Aegeus, father of Theseus, also points. See Plut. Thes. c. 13. ἐβασίλευσε—‘became king.’ Cf. c. 58 νοσῆσαι, ‘to fall sick.’ μετὰ τοῦ ξυνετοῦ—i.e. uniting power to the ability which he had already. καταλύσας ... ἀποδείξας ... ξυνῴκισε—the first participle precedes the second in time, and the second gives the action which resulted immediately in that of the main verb. Cf. c. 76 ἀρτήσαντες ... ἀνελκύσαντες ἀφίεσαν, 93 ἀφικομένους ... καθελκύσαντας πλεῦσαι. ξυντελούντων—‘contributed to it,’ in taxes, hence ‘were members of the community.’ ξυνοίκια—neuter plural, the annual festival celebrating the Union, held on the 16th of Hecatombaeon. Plut. Thes. c. 24. ποιοῦσιν—active not middle, of the body appointing the festival, cf. c. 34, 5.
Commentary on Thucydides Book 2. E.C. Marchant. London. MacMillan & Company. 1891.
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