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herodotus
/həˈɹɑdətəs/
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What does herodotus mean?
proper noun
- An ancient Greek historian who lived from 484 to 425 BCE.
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"The more scalps a man has," says Herodotus, "the more highly he is esteemed among them."
According to Herodotus, the worship of Minerva was indigenous in Lybia, whence it travelled to Egypt and was carried from thence to Greece.
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It is possible that, under one of her later synonyms, we should identify her, as Dr. Poebel suggests, with the Mylitta of Herodotus.
I will tell you something of what two very different people have reported, both of whom knew more about it, I believe, than Herodotus.
We learn from Herodotus that he came from Croton to aegina, where, in recognition of his skill, he was appointed medical officer of the city.