Hegesistratus

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Hegesistratus was a soothsayer for Mardonius during the Persian War. Originally an Elean, he had been captured by Sparta and put in bonds. He escaped by cutting off a piece of his own foot; however, he was captured again and put to death. This story is related in book 9 of The History by Herodotus.

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