so much the better; we shall fight in the shade → πάντα ἀγαθά... εἰ ὑπὸ σκιῇ ἔσοιτο πρός αὐτούς ἡ μάχη

[ChaceofSpades]

So much the better; we shall fight in the shade. (Herodotus 7.226) → Πάντα ἀγαθά ... εἰ ὑπὸ σκιῇ ἔσοιτο πρός αὐτούς ἡ μάχη.

This was the response to the persians at the battle of thermopylae. If possible, I would like it translated into Ancient Greek. Again if possible, I would like it in Doric instead of Attic, however attic is fine.

[ChaceofSpades]

Sorry, This should be moved the other forum. It won't happen again.

[billberg23]

We won't translate it into ancient Greek, Chace;  instead, we'll give you the original Greek!
That would be from Herodotus, Book 7, paragraph 226.  A Spartan named Dienekes promises a Trachinian that, even if the Persians darken the sun with the number of their arrows (as the Trachinian fears), it will be perfectly OK because then "the fight against them will be in the shade," and not in the sun.  The words you want are

Πάντα ἀγαθά... εἰ ὑπὸ σκιῇ ἔσοιτο πρός αὐτούς ἡ μάχη.

By the way, you're getting neither Doric nor Attic, but the original Ionic of Herodotus!

[ChaceofSpades]

Awesome, thank you! Is Ionic closest to Mycenaean?

[billberg23]

Yes.  As you probably already know, the remnants of the Mycenaean empire, having first taken refuge in Attica, embarked from there for the opposite coast (i.e., the western coast of what is now Turkey), where they established new settlements like Halicarnassus — Herodotus' home town. So Ionic Greek is a not-too-distant relation of the "Arcado-Cypriot" (if the scholars still call it that) spoken on the Greek mainland during the Mycenaean period.  Of course, over 600 years had intervened, so there were bound to be a few changes!

[ChaceofSpades]

Actually, I did not know that. So thank you for the information.

Is there any place on the web where I can find original ancient greek texts? or even the translated ones?

[billberg23]

Lots of places.  You could start with these:

http://www.mikrosapoplous.gr/en/index.html
http://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%8D%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1_%CE%A3%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B1/English

or just google the author you're interested in.  The text in either language shouldn't be hard to find.

[ChaceofSpades]

Thanks! I wasn't sure what author to start with.

[spiros]

εἰ ἀποκρυπτόντων τῶν Μήδων τὸν ἥλιον ὑπὸ σκιῇ ἔσοιτο πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἡ μάχη καὶ οὐκ ἐν ἡλίῳ –>  if the Medes hid the sun, the battle would be to them in the shade and not in the sun