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[149] κελσάσῃσι νηυσί. We should more naturally expect a genitive absolute, but the case here used is a sort of dativus commodi, as if he had said ‘the ships had their sails taken down by us.’ Cp. Hdt.4. 134τεταγμένοισι δὲ τοῖσι Σκύθῃσι λαγὸς ἐς τὸ μέσον διήιξε”. For a similar dative with “καθαιρεῖν” cp. Il.11. 452οὐ μὲν σοί γε πατὴρ καὶ πότνια μήτηρ

ὄσσε καθαιρήσουσι θανόντι περ”.

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