221. Of this the following has been to my mind a proof as convincing as any other, namely that Leonidas is known to have endeavoured to dismiss the soothsayer also who accompanied this army, Megistias the Acarnanian, who was said to be descended from Melampus, that he might not perish with them after he had declared from the victims that which was about to come to pass for them.
221. Bada horren froga bat, gainera, nire iritzirako behintzat nahikoa erabakiorra. Hara zein: ezagun da Leonidasek espedizio hartan beraiekin zen Akarnaniako Megistias igarleari ere-Melamporen ondorengoa omen zena eta, oparigaien erraiak aztertu ondoren, zein zori izango zuten iragarri ziena-alde egiteko eskatu ziola, beraiekin batera hil ez zedin.