Herodotus meets Ellroy: How Croesus Escaped the Persian Funeral Pyre: "I must reveal the story of Croesus' son, well cared for certainly, but mute. Croesus consulted the Pythian prophetess at Delphi who lost no time in declaring that it was not a good idea to restore the boy's speech as that event would be fraught with peril."
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