[ZULU]

Herodotus combined folklore, myths, legends and facts.

Separating them can be trying at times. But a lot of what he said made sense.

For instance, he said the Ancient Egyptians build the pyramids from the top down. In actuality, the exteriors were probably FINISHED from the top down after the actual structures were completed.

[RightWhale]

a lot of what he said made sense

Or was entertaining or both. Somebody mentioned he was the father of history and he sort of was in the sense that he caused some to say 'we have to tighten this up a little.'