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The Greeks at Thermopylae received the first warning of the
destruction which the dawn would bring on them from the seer
Megistias, who read their fate in the victims as he was sacrificing.
After this deserters came in, and brought the news that the Persians
were marching round by the hills: it was still night when these men
arrived. Last of all, the scouts came running down from the heights,
and brought in the same accounts, when the day was just beginning to
break. Then the Greeks held a council to consider what they should
do, and here opinions were divided: some were strong against quitting
their post, while others contended to the contrary. So when the
council had broken up, part of the troops departed and went their ways
homeward to their several states; part however resolved to remain, and
to stand by Leonidas to the last.
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