The accounts记述 · the ancient witnesses
Greek historians · 希腊史家
Herodotus — Histories （希罗多德·历史）primary source · 源典
§ 2, 4
Hdt. 2.158–159 — the first attempt at the channel to the Erythraean Sea, abandoned at 120,000 dead and an oracle, then the triremes for both seas; the Phoenician voyage round Libya is at Hdt. 4.42, where Herodotus reports and disbelieves the sun on their right hand希罗多德 2.158–159——首次开凿通往厄里特里亚海的运河，因十二万人死与神谕而止，转而在两海造三列桨船；腓尼基人环航利比亚见 4.42，希氏转述而不信其言太阳在右
Provenance: “primary source” = curated canonical witness (editorial); “dated witness” = derived from the ToposText date index by year-span, with the matched loci count. Sparse counts may include incidental mentions.出处：「源典」为校订之正典见证（编辑判断）；「系年见证」由 ToposText 系年索引按年代跨度推得，附匹配条目数；稀少者或含偶涉。
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