Democritus' theory of precognition

It is commonly accepted that Democritus believed in precognition. How can such a view have been compatible with his vigorously deterministic physics and psychology ? It is suggested that he regarded cases of foreknowledge of events as apparent only, being due to telepathic apprehension of the intentions, subsequently fulfilled, of those who brought them about.Bicknell Peter J. Democritus' theory of precognition. In: Revue des Études Grecques, tome 82, fascicule 391-393, Juillet-décembre 1969. pp. 318-326