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Though Herodotus often stresses his reluctance to talk about 'divine matters', religion is an important topic of his History. The present article concentrates on the methods the historian applied in his investigation of non-Greek cults and on his views of the origin of Greek religion.
Delineating various characters in his Histories, Herodotus is influenced by his theories on national character. This is why he presents Cambyses as a cruel barbarian despot. Many of the king’s deeds result from anger which the historian tries to justify. Other crimes, such as cruel treatment of his family and friends, and profanation of Persian and foreign religious cults, Herodotus seems to treat...
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