Chad Brown writes:
As part of my undergraduate work a few years ago, I took a class on
Greek and Roman Historians, and one of the historians that we looked at
was Herodotus. I was taught, and, having looked into the matter
further, I also believe, that Herodotus' account of how the Greek gods
had their origins in Egypt was a false statement, and not to be taken at
face value. As someone else pointed out, there are much more stronger
and more plausible influences from Asia Minor, the Near East, and the
Minoan/Cretan substratum. Herodotus is called the "Father of History",
but he is also called the "Father of Lies". I am jumping in here on
this point about Herodotus because I have seen a few people on a couple
of other lists take him at his word when he says that the Greek gods
were Egyptian imports and accept it as an "historical" fact.
Chad Brown
Gerry here: Just because you learned in an undergraduate class that
Herodotus was the Father of Lies, doesn't necessarily mean anything.
For more than two thousand years, Herodotus was considered the Father of
History and in that time period there were a few scholars closer to the
historical events than you are today. If some scholars wish to make a
name for themselves by writing revisionist history, then good luck to
them. On most instances, Herodotus has been correct. And that's good
enough for me.
Gerry
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