Herodotus wrote: “They cut off a part of their ears, shave their heads, make cuts round their arms, tear their foreheads and noses, and pierce their left hands with arrows. ”
فقد كتب هيرودوتُس :‏ « كانوا يقطعون جزءا من اذنهم ،‏ يحلقون رؤوسهم ،‏ يجرحون اذرعهم ،‏ يشطبون جباههم وأنوفهم ،‏ ويثقبون ايديهم اليسرى بالسهام » .‏