herodotische
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| 3 +1 | Herodot's interpretation of the name |
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Herodotean Explanation: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herodotus -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 uur (2013-10-03 11:31:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or rewrite as Brigitte Hilgner suggested... |
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peer agreement (net): +1| die herodotische Deutung des Namens Herodot's interpretation of the name Explanation: The German expression sounds stilted. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day19 hrs (2013-10-05 06:10:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As some people already pointed out: in English the name has to be "Herodotus". |
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| Reference: Good ol' Wiki Reference information: "Herodotus or his source seems to have understood the Scythian word as a combination of the roots arima ("one") and spou ("eye") and to have created a mythic image to account for it." Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arimaspi |
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