 Egypt, constructed the portico to Vulcan's Temple at Memphis, that faces the south wind; and he built a court for Apis, in which he is fed whenever he appears, opposite the portico, surrounded by a colonnade, and full of sculptured figures; and instead...  The Histories of Herodotus - Page 142by Herodotus - 1904 - 568 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Herodotus - 1904 - 412 pages
...Egypt, Psammetichos made for Hephaistos that gateway of the temple at Memphis which is turned towards the South Wind; and he built a court for Apis, in which Apis is kept when he appears, opposite to the gateway of the temple, surrounded all with pillars and... | |
 | 1910 - 436 pages
...Egypt, Psammetichos made for Hephaistos that gateway of the temple at Memphis which is turned towards the South Wind; and he built a court for Apis, in which Apis is kept when he appears, opposite to the gateway of the temple, surrounded all with pillars and... | |
 | Philip Nichols - 1910 - 400 pages
...Egypt, Psammetichos made for Hephaistos that gateway of the temple at Memphis which is turned towards the South Wind; and he built a court for Apis, in which Apis is kept when he appears, opposite to the gateway of the temple, surrounded all with pillars and... | |
 | 1910 - 422 pages
...Egypt, Psammetichos made for Hephaistos that gateway of the temple at Memphis which is turned towards the South Wind; and he built a court for Apis, in which Apis is kept when he appears, opposite to the gateway of the temple, surrounded all with pillars and... | |
 | 1910 - 416 pages
...Egypt, Psammetichos made for Hephaistos that gateway of the temple at Memphis which is turned towards the South Wind; and he built a court for Apis, in which Apis is kept when he appears, opposite to the gateway of the temple, surrounded all with pillars and... | |
 | Karol Myśliwiec - 2000 - 276 pages
...to him, and with these allies, overcame the other kings. Psammitichus, having made himself master of Egypt, constructed the portico to Vulcan's temple...statues twelve cubits high are placed under the piazza. 2 Herodotus's most detailed account is that of the reigns of two great kings of Dynasty 26, Apries... | |
 | Margaret A. Murray - 2002 - 344 pages
...perfect rhythm”. Herodotus says that in the court of the great temple of Ptah at Memphis Psamtek I built “a court for Apis in which he is fed whenever he appears.” Strabo also gives some account of the bull, “Before the enclosure where Apis is kept is a vestibule... | |
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