after the Apolloniates had propitiated Peithenios by craft, and by two suburbs and a house of his choice. Differences between the two versions include that the latter makes no mention of the citizens' intent to deceive him, and hints that his prophetic abilities were inherited by his descendants. Indeed, Herodotus writes of Euenius's son Deiphonus who was said to have been raised in Corinth and was a seer for the Greek army during the Greco-Persian wars; yet Herodotus adds that some believed Deiphonus to have falsely claimed descent from Euenius. See also Cattle of Helios Odyssey Alcyoneus References Bibliography Herodotus, Histories with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. Ancient Greek seers Helios in mythology Classical oracles Epirotic mythology Mythological Greek seers Prophets Mythological blind people