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

like this�察�on which have been spent ��so to speak�� innumerable thousands of 

talents�此�moreover they do not know that Rhodopis flourished in the reign 

of   Amasis�察  �and   not   in   this   king's   reign�察  �for   Rhodopis   lived   very   many 

years later than the kings who left behind them these pyramids。 By descent 

she     was    of   Thrace�察    �and    she   was    a   slave    of   Iadmon      the   son   of 

Hephaistopolis a Samian�察�and a fellow´slave of Esop the maker of fables�察�

for he too was once the slave of Iadmon�察�as was proved especially by this 

fact�察�namely that when the people of Delphi repeatedly made proclamation 

in   accordance   with   an   oracle�察  �to   find   some   one   who   would   take   up   the 

blood´money for the death of Esop�察�no one else appeared�察�but at length the 

grandson of Iadmon�察�called Iadmon also�察�took it up�察�and thus it is showed 

that   Esop   too   was   the   slave   of   Iadmon。   As   for   Rhodopis�察  �she   came   to 

Egypt brought by Xanthes the Samian�察�and having come thither to exercise 

her calling she was redeemed from slavery for a great sum by a man of 

Mytilene�察  �Charaxos   son   of   Scamandronymos   and   brother   of   Sappho   the 

lyric poet。 Thus was Rhodopis set free�察�and she remained in Egypt and by 

her beauty won so much liking that she made great gain of money for one 

like Rhodopis�察�though not enough to suffice for the cost of such a pyramid 

as   this。  In   truth  there   is  no   need    to  ascribe   to   her  very   great    riches�察�

considering that the tithe of her wealth may still be seen even to this time 

by   any   one   who   desires   it�此  �for   Rhodopis   wished   to   leave   behind   her   a 

memorial of herself in Hellas�察�namely to cause a thing to be made such as 

happens   not   to   have   been   thought   of   or   dedicated   in   a   temple   by   any 

besides�察    �and    to   dedicate     this  at   Delphi     as   a  memorial      of   herself。 

Accordingly with the tithe of her wealth   she caused to be made spits of 

iron of size large enough to pierce a whole ox�察�and many in number�察�going 

as far therein as her tithe allowed her�察�and she sent them to Delphi�此�these 

are   even   at   the   present   time   lying   there�察  �heaped   all   together   behind   the 

altar   which   the   Chians   dedicated�察  �and   just   opposite   to   the   cell   of   the 



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temple。 Now at Naucratis�察�as it happens�察�the courtesans are rather apt to 

win credit�察�for this woman first�察�about whom the story to which I refer is 

told�察�became   so   famous   that   all   the   Hellenes   without   exception   came   to 

know   the   name   of   Rhodopis�察  �and   then   after   her   one   whose   name   was 

Archidiche became a subject of song all over Hellas�察�though she was less 

talked of than the other。 As for Charaxos�察�when after redeeming Rhodopis 

he returned back to Mytilene�察�Sappho in an ode violently abused him。 Of 

Rhodopis then I shall say no more。 

     After Mykerinos the priests said Asychis became king of Egypt�察�and 

he made for Hephaistos the temple gateway which is towards the sunrising�察�

by far the most beautiful and the largest of the gateways�察�for while they all 

have   figures   carved   upon   them   and   innumerable   ornaments   of   building 

besides�察�this has them very much more than the rest。 In this king's reign 

they told me that�察�as the circulation of money was very slow�察�a law was 

made   for   the   Egyptians   that   a   man   might   have   that   money   lent   to   him 

which he needed�察�by offering as security the dead body of his father�察�and 

there was added moreover to this law another�察�namely that he who lent the 

money should have a claim also to the whole of the sepulchral chamber 

belonging   to   him   who   received   it�察  �and   that   the   man   who   offered   that 

security   should   be   subject   to   this   penalty�察  �if   he   refused   to   pay   back   the 

debt�察�namely that neither the man himself should be allowed to have burial�察�

when he died�察�either in that family burial´place or in any other�察�nor should 

he   be   allowed   to   bury  any  of   his   kinsmen   whom  he   lost   by  death。  This 

king desiring to surpass the kings of Egypt who had arisen before him left 

as   a   memorial   of   himself   a   pyramid   which   he   made   of   bricks   and   on   it 

there is an inscription carved in stone and saying thus�此 �Despise not me in 

comparison with the pyramids of stone�察�seeing that I excel them as much 

as Zeus excels the other gods�察�for with a pole they struck into the lake�察�and 

whatever of the mud attached itself to the pole�察�this they gathered up and 

made bricks�察�and in such manner they finished me。; 

     Such were the deeds which this king performed�此�and after him reigned 

a blind man of the city of Anysis�察�whose name was Anysis。 In his reign the 

Ethiopians   and   Sabacos  the   king of   the  Ethiopians   marched upon   Egypt 

with   a   great   host   of   men�察  �so   this   blind   man   departed�察  �flying   to   the   fen´ 



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country�察  �and   the   Ethiopian   was   king   over   Egypt   for   fifty   years�察  �during 

which      he    performed      deeds     as   follows��whenever          any    man     of   the 

Egyptians committed any transgression�察�he would never put him to death�察�

but   he   gave   sentence   upon   each   man   according   to   the   greatness   of   the 

wrong´doing�察  �appointing   them   to   work   at   throwing   up   an   embankment 

before   that   city   from   whence   each   man   came   of   those   who   committed 

wrong。 Thus the cities were made higher still than before�察�for they were 

embanked first by  those  who   dug   the channels   in   the  reign   of  Sesostris�察�

and then secondly in the reign of the Ethiopian�察�and thus they were made 

very high�此�and while other cities in Egypt also stood high�察�I think in the 

town at Bubastis especially the earth was piled up。 In this city there is a 

temple   very  well   worthy  of   mention�察 �for   though   there   are   other   temples 

which      are   larger  and    build   with   more     cost�察  �none    more   than    this   is  a 

pleasure to the eyes。 Now Bubastis in the Hellenic tongue is Artemis�察�and 

her     temple     is  ordered      thus��Except       the   entrance      it  is  completely 

surrounded by water�察�for channels come in from the Nile�察�not joining one 

another�察  �but   each   extending   as   far   as   the   entrance   of   the   temple�察  �one 

flowing   round   on   the   one   side   and   the   other   on   the   other   side�察  �each   a 

hundred   feet   broad   and   shaded   over
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