Meaning: When God wants to make a person suffer, he always makes him forget himself. The tragedians of ancient Greece were all influenced by Herodotus and made sufficient interpretations of it. The more famous one is the repeated opinion of the ancient Greek tragedy writer Eudipides: "If God wants to destroy it, he must first make it crazy."

Herodotus is a great ancient Greek historian , author of the famous historical work "History" and the founder of Western literature. An outstanding representative of humanism.

Since ancient Roman times, Herodotus has been revered as the "Father of History", and this name has been used to this day. Around 484 BC, Herodotus was born in an ancient city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor. It was a colonial city established by the ancient Greeks when they expanded overseas in their early years. Herodotus's father was a wealthy slave owner, and his uncle was a famous local poet.

Herodotus studied diligently and loved epics since he was a child. At that time, the ruler of their city-state was a guy who usurped power through conspiracy. As an adult, Herodotus actively participated in the struggle to overthrow the usurper along with his uncle and others. The struggle was suppressed, his uncle was killed, and he was exiled. Later, the usurper ruler was overthrown and he returned to his hometown for a time. Soon, he was forced to leave again and never went back.

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Herodotus adopts a structural form that is common in Eastern literature, that is, small stories are embedded in big stories, which are interlocking and endlessly changing. , with charming charm. He is also very good at depicting characters. Most of the kings, ministers, politicians, scholars, soldiers, etc. in his works have distinctive personalities and vivid images.

For example, the first volume depicts the dialogue between the Greek politician Solon and the King of Lydia, Clos. The short-sighted King of Lydia and the wise and wise Solon formed a sharp contrast. The character traits are vividly displayed.

Due to the limitations of the times and classes, many places in Herodotus's "History" still contain the flavor of destiny and fatalism, and are also mixed with many unfounded myths, legends and nonsense. , however, he pioneered the genre of historical writings and preserved a large number of precious historical materials for later generations, some of which have been confirmed by the research or results of modern archaeology, anthropology and history.