Histories

Herodotus

Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).

and changed it to Battus on his coming to Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya, taking this new name because of the oracle given to him at Delphi [22.5167,38.4917] (Perseus) Delphi and the honorable office which he received. For the Libyan word for king is “Battus,” and this (I believe) is why the Pythian priestess called him so in her prophecy, using a Libyan name because she knew that he was to be king in Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya.