ðə tɹɐdˈɪʃən ðˌæɾə tˈɔːɹtʃɚɹəs dˈɛθ baɪ kˈoʊmɪŋ wɪð ɐ nˈæfoʊz wʌz ɪnflˈɪktᵻd baɪ kɹˈoʊsəs wʌz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd baɪ hɪɹˈɑːdəɾəs.
The tradition that a torturous death by combing with a knaphos was inflicted by Croesus was recorded by Herodotus.