Who is Empedocles from A History of Western Philosophy and what is their importance?

Empedocles was a philosopher and prophet around 440 BC. He lived in Acragas around the same time as Parmenides, was a democratic politician, and ended being banished. During his youth he displayed a proclivity to Orphism. He was claimed to perform miracles that included the ability to control winds or restore the dead people to life. In the end he gained so much confidence in his ability that he wanted to prove that he is immortal dying while jumping to Etna crater.