Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC). He has been called the "Father of History"; and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically; test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative. The Histories-his masterpiece and the only work he is known to have produced-is a record of his "inquiry"; being an investigation of the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars and including a wealth of geographical and ethnographical information. The Histories; were divided into nine books; named after the nine Muses: the "Muse of History"; Clio; representing the first book; then Euterpe; Thaleia; Melpomene; Terpsichore; Erato; Polymnia; Ourania and Calliope for books 2 to 9; respectively.
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