text: This author wrote a work whose nine books are now named after the Muses.
full_question: This author wrote a work whose nine books are now named after the Muses. He opened one work: “Here are presented the results of the enquiry.” That book by him describes the giant city of Gelonus, capital of the Scythians. His most famous work ends with the victory of Pausanias at (*) Plataea and omits the tale of Pheidippides' run after the defeat at Marathon. For 10 points, name this author who first chronicled the Greco-Persian Wars in The Histories, called “The Father of History.”
first_sentence: This author wrote a work whose nine books are now named after the Muses.