Hdt: "There was a woman called Phya (Phyē) in the deme (district) of Paeania who was only three fingers short of four cubits tall (=ca. 5 foot, 8-9 inches) and was also very good-looking. They dressed this woman up in a full set of armour, put her on a chariot, and . . . set out for the city (of Athens) with her. Runners were sent ahead to act as heralds, and they, on arriving in the city, made the announcement they had been told to make. 'Men of Athens,' they said, 'Athena is giving Pisistratus the singular honour of personally escorting him back to your Acropolis. So welcome him.' They took this message from place to place, and word soon reached the country demes that Athena was bringingPisistratus back. Meanwhile, the city-dwellers were so convinced that the woman was actually the goddess that they were offering prayers to her—to a human being—and were welcoming Pisistratus back."

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