Histories

The Thracians have many names, each tribe according to its region, but they are very similar in all their customs, save the Getae, the Trausi, and those who dwell above the Crestonaeans.

As for the Getae, who claim to be immortal, I have already given an account of their practices.[*](Hdt. 4.94) The Trausi, who in all else conform to the customs of other Thracians, do as I will show at the times of birth and death.

When a child is born, the kinsmen sit around it and lament all the ills that it must endure from its birth onward, recounting all the sorrows of men. The dead, however, they bury with celebration and gladness, asserting that he is rid of so many ills and has achieved a state of complete blessedness.