鬼魂说他知道波斯必败，他指责了他的儿子薛西斯的骄傲和自负，预言薛西斯还要在普拉提亚战役（Battle of Plataea）中再次惨败，“我们的母亲们将在那里失去她们的儿子，这是对上天不敬的惩罚”。
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The Ionian cities eventually lost their freedom, first to the Lydians and then to the Persians, whose attempt to conquer Greece ended with their defeat by the Greek allies at the battleofPlataea in 479 B.