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herodotus

/həˈɹɑdətəs/

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What does herodotus mean?

proper noun

  1. 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."
Ignatius DonnellyAtlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #4032
According to Herodotus, the worship of Minerva was indigenous in Lybia, whence it travelled to Egypt and was carried from thence to Greece.
Eliza Burt GambleThe God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in ReligionProject Gutenberg ebook #639
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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.
L. W. (Leonard William) KingLegends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew TraditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2030
I will tell you something of what two very different people have reported, both of whom knew more about it, I believe, than Herodotus.
George MacDonaldAt the Back of the North WindProject Gutenberg ebook #225
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.
Henry Smith Williams; Edward Huntington WilliamsA History of Science — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #1705