Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Nile” in book 2, chapter 20, section 2 of Herodotus, The Histories:
...ntains that the Etesian winds are the cause of the river being in flood, because they hinder the Nile from emptying into the sea. But there are many times when the Etesian winds do not blow, yet the Nile does the same as before.
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