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" ... up of Ethiopian stone. Some of the Grecians erroneously say that this pyramid is the work of the courtesan Rhodopis ; but they evidently appear to me ignorant who Rhodopis was, for they would not else have attributed to her the building such a pyramid,... "
Herodotus - Page 148
by Herodotus - 1901 - 613 pages
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The History of Herodotus, Volume 1

Herodotus - 1824 - 402 pages
...to whom it belonged. Being it was adorned with, which has been found at Naucratis, she was presented was ; for they would not else have attributed to her the building a pyramid, on which, to speak in few words, numberless thousands of talents are expended, and besides...
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The History of Herodotus, literally tr. by a graduate of the ..., Volume 1

Herodotus - 1824 - 380 pages
...through the country for the female to whom it belonged. Being found at Naucratis, she was presented B b was ; for they would not else have attributed to her the building a pyramid, on which, to speak in few words, numberless thousands of talents are expended, and besides...
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Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr, with a ...

Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1852 - 642 pages
...stone. Some of the Grecians erroneously say that this pyramid is the work of the courtesan Rhodopis ; but they evidently appear to me ignorant who Rhodopis...pyramid, on which, so to speak, numberless thousands ot" talents were expended ; besides, Rhodopis flourished in the reign of Amasis, and not at this time...
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Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr, with a ...

Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1868 - 634 pages
...pyramid is the work of the courtesan Ehodopis ; but they evidently appear to me ignorant who Ehodopis was, for they would not else have attributed to her...pyramids. By birth she was a Thracian, servant to ladmon, son of Hephnestopolis, a Samian, and fellow-servant with ^Esop, the writer of fables, for he...
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Herodotus: Literally Translated from the Text of Baehr : with a Geographical ...

Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1885 - 628 pages
...pyramid is the work of the courtesan Khodopis ; but they evidently appear to me ignorant who Ehodopis was ; for they would not else have attributed to her...pyramids. By birth she was a Thracian, servant to ladmon, son of Hephaestopolis, a Samian, and fellow-servant with .ffisop, the writer of fables, for...
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The Nile: Notes for Travellers in Egypt

Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge - 1890 - 342 pages
...stone. Some of the Grecians erroneously say that this pyramid is the work of the courtesan Rhodopis ; but they evidently appear to me ignorant who Rhodopis...years later than those kings who left these pyramids." (Gary's translation.) In one of the three small pyramids near that of Mycerinus the name of this king...
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Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr, with a ...

Herodotus - 1892 - 630 pages
...stone. Some of the Grecians erroneously say that this pyramid is the work of the courtesan Rhodopis ; but they evidently appear to me ignorant who Rhodopis...pyramids. By birth she was a Thracian, servant to Jadmon, son of Hephaestopolis, a Samian, and fellow-servant with ^Esop, the writer of fables, for he...
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The Nile: Notes for Travellers in Egypt

Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge - 1893 - 456 pages
...stone. Some of the Grecians erroneously say that this pyramid is the work of the courtesan Rhodopis ; but they evidently appear to me ignorant who Rhodopis...would not else have attributed to her the building of such a pyramid, on which, so to speak, numberless thousands of talents were expended ; besides,...
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The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology

Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge - 1894 - 450 pages
...stone. Some of the Grecians erroneously say that this pyramid is the work of the courtesan Rhodopis ; but they evidently appear to me ignorant who Rhodopis...years later than those kings who left these pyramids.' (Gary's translation.) In one of the three small pyramids near that of Mycerinus the name of this king...
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Tennyson's The Princess

Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1897 - 248 pages
...appear to me ignorant who Rhodopis was, for they would not else have attributed to her the building of such a pyramid, on which, so to speak, numberless...pyramids. By birth she was a Thracian, servant to ladmon. . . . Rhodopis was made free, and continued in Egypt, and, being very lovely, acquired great...
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