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Excerpt from The History of Herodotus, Vol. 2: Translated From the Greek Nativity and Death. When a Child is born, his Relations fitting in a Circle about him, de plore his Condition, on account of the Evils he muf't fufi'er in the Courfe of Life; enume rating the various Calamities incident to Man kind. But when a Man is dead, they inter him with Exultation and Rejoicings, repeating the Miferies he has exchang'd for a compleat Felicity. Among the Crefioneans whoinhabit the highef't Part of Horace, every Man has many Wives; and at his Death all thefe Wo men, ftrbngly fupported by their feveral Friends, contend fiercely, who {hall be accounted to have been moit dear to the Husband. In the end, fhe who is adjudg'd to have merited that Honour, having receiv'd great Commendations both from the Men and women, is kill'd upon the grave by the neareft of her Relations, and buried together with the Man: Which is a great Mortification to the refit, becaufe ac counted the utmoi'rdifgrace. The rei't of the Thracians fell their Children for Tranfportati on: and take no care of their Daughters but fuifer them to entertain as many Men as they like. Neverthelefs they keep their 'i'vives nu der a firiét Guard, and purchafe them oftheir Relations at a great Rate. To be mark'd on the Forehead is honourable; and a Man with-a out fuch Marks is accounted ignoble. Idlea nefs is eiteem'd decent; Husbandry unbe coming; and to fubfil't by War and Rapine is thought glorious. Thefe are the molt con fiderable Cufioms of this Nation. For their Gods, they worfhip only Mars, Eurobus and Dioua. But their Kings, befides the national Deities, adore Hermes with great Religions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst rep