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built the first course of Ethiopian stone of divers colours�察�and this pyramid 

he made forty feet lower than the other as regards size�察�building it close to 

the great pyramid。 These stand both upon the same hill�察�which is about a 

hundred   feet   high。 And   Chephren   they   said   reigned   fifty   and   six   years。 

Here then they reckon one hundred and six years�察�during which they say 

that   there   was   nothing   but   evil   for   the   Egyptians�察  �and   the   temples   were 

kept closed and not opened during all that time。 These kings the Egyptians 

by reason of their hatred of them are not very willing to name�察�nay�察�they 



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even call the pyramids after the name of Philitis the shepherd�察�who at that 

time   pastured   flocks   in   those   regions。   After   him�察  �they   said�察  �Mykerinos 

became   king   over   Egypt�察  �who   was   the   son   of   Cheops�察  �and   to   him   his 

father's deeds were displeasing�察�and he both opened the temples and gave 

liberty to the people�察�who were ground down to the last extremity of evil�察�

to   return    to  their   own    business     and   to  their   sacrifices�此   �also   he   gave 

decisions of their causes juster than those of all the other kings besides。 In 

regard to this then they commend this king more than all the other kings 

who had arisen in Egypt before him�察�for he not only gave good decisions�察�

but also when a man complained of the decision�察�he gave him recompense 

from   his   own   goods   and   thus   satisfied   his   desire。   But   while   Mykerinos 

was acting mercifully to his subjects and practising this conduct which has 

been said�察�calamities befell him�察�of which the first was this�察�namely that 

his   daughter   died�察  �the   only   child   whom   he   had   in   his   house�此  �and   being 

above   measure   grieved   by   that   which   had   befallen   him�察  �and   desiring   to 

bury   his   daughter   in   a   manner   more   remarkable   than   others�察  �he   made   a 

cow   of   wood�察  �which   he   covered   over   with   gold�察  �and   then   within   it   he 

buried this daughter who as I said�察�had died。 This cow was not covered up 

in the ground�察�but it might be seen even down to my own time in the city 

of   Sais�察  �placed   within   the   royal   palace   in   a   chamber   which   was   greatly 

adorned�察�and they offer incense of all kinds before it every day�察�and each 

night a lamp burns beside it all through the night。 Near this cow in another 

chamber   stand   images   of   the   concubines   of   Mykerinos�察  �as   the   priests   at 

Sais   told   me�察  �for   there   are   in   fact   colossal   wooden   statues�察  �in   number 

about twenty�察�made with naked bodies�察�but who they are I am not able to 

say�察�except only that which is reported。 Some however tell about this cow 

and   the   colossal   statues   the   following   tale�察  �namely   that   Mykerinos   was 

enamoured of his own daughter and afterwards ravished her�察�and upon this 

they say that the girl strangled herself for grief�察�and he buried her in this 

cow�察�and her mother cut off the hands of the maids who had betrayed the 

daughter to her father�察�wherefore now the images of them have suffered 

that which the maids suffered in their life。 In thus saying they speak idly�察�

as   it   seems   to   me�察  �especially   in   what   they   say   about   the   hands   of   the 

statues�察�for as to this�察�even we ourselves saw that their hands had dropped 



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off   from  lapse   of   time�察  �and   they  were   to   be   seen   still   lying   at   their   feet 

even down to my time。 The cow is covered up with a crimson robe�察�except 

only   the   head   and     the   neck�察  �which     are   seen�察  �overlaid    with   gold   very 

thickly�察�and between the horns there is the disc of the sun figured in gold。 

The cow  is not   standing up but kneeling�察 �and in size is   equal   to   a   large 

living cow。 Every year it is carried forth from the chamber�察�at those times�察�

I say�察�the Egyptians beat themselves for that god whom I will not   name 

upon occasion of such a matter�察�at these times�察�I say�察�they also carry forth 

the   cow   to   the   light   of   day�察  �for   they   say   that   she   asked   of   her   father 

Mykerinos�察�when she was dying�察�that she might look upon the sun once in 

the year。 

     After the misfortune of his daughter it happened�察�they said�察�secondly to 

this king as follows��An oracle came to him from the city of Buto�察�saying 

that he was destined to live but six years more�察�in the seventh year to end 

his life�此�and he being indignant at it sent to the Oracle a reproach against 

the god�察�making complaint in reply that whereas his father and uncle�察�who 

had shut up the temples and had not only not remembered the gods�察�but 

also   had   been   destroyers   of   men�察  �had   lived   for   a   long   time�察  �he   himself�察�

who   practised   piety�察  �was   destined   to   end   his   life   so   soon�此  �and   from   the 

Oracle came a second message�察�which said that it was for this very cause 

that   he   was   bringing   his   life   to   a   swift   close�察  �for   he   had   not   done   that 

which   it   was   appointed   for   him   to   do�察  �since   it   was   destined   that   Egypt 

should suffer evils for a hundred and fifty years�察�and the two kings who 

had   arisen   before   him   had   perceived   this�察  �but   he   had   not。       Mykerinos 

having heard this�察�and considering that this sentence had passed upon him 

beyond   recall�察  �procured   many   lamps�察  �and   whenever   night   came   on   he 

lighted these and began to drink and take his pleasure�察�ceasing neither by 

day nor by night�察�and he went about to the fen´country and to the woods 

and wherever he heard there were the most suitable places of enjoyment。 

This he devised ��having a mind to prove that the Oracle spoke falsely�� in 

order   that   he   might   have   twelve   years   of   life   instead   of   six�察  �the   nights 

being turned into days。 

     This king also left behind him a pyramid�察�much smaller than that of his 

father�察�of a square shape and   measuring on each side three hundred   feet 



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lacking   twenty�察  �built   moreover   of   Ethiopian   stone   up   to   half   the   height。 

This     pyramid     some     of  the   Hellenes     say   was    built   by   the   courtesan 

Rhodopis�察�not therein speaking rightly�此�and besides this it is evident to me 

that   they    who    speak    thus   do   not  even    know     who    Rhodopis      was�察  �for 

otherwise they would not have attributed to her the building of a pyramid 

like this�察�o
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