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In [[Ancient Greek]] historiographic tradition, '''Hegesistratus''' (Ἡγησίστρατος) was a Greek [[Divination|diviner]] for [[Mardonius]] during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]]. Originally an [[Elis|Elea]]n, he had been captured by the [[Sparta]]ns and put in bonds. He escaped by cutting off a piece of his own foot and replaced it with a wooden one; however, he was captured again at [[Zacynthus]] and put to death. This story is mentioned in the ninth book (chapter 37) of the ''[[Histories (Herodotus)|Histories]]'' written by [[Herodotus]].

 

==References==

*Herodotus, ''Histories'', [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hdt.+9.37&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0126 9. 37. 1 - 4]

 

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