> And Rosta scripsit:
>
> > > All straight out of Herotodos, BTW.
> >
> > Is Herotodos different from Herodotus? An IB Herodotus, maybe?
>
> Nope, the same, just different transliteration conventions. "Herotodus"
> is Latin-style, whereas "Herotodos" is more like how the Greek is
> written. Whether this reflected an actual difference in sound is
> questionable.
It's the metathesis of D and T I was wondering about. Casual googling does
throw up hits for Herotod[ou]s, so I can't assume it was a type.
--And.