 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1848 - 634 pages
...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...pyramids. By birth she was a Thracian, servant to Iadmon, son of Hephaestopolis, a Samian, and fellow-servant with JEsop, the writer of fables, for he... | |
 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1852 - 642 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Herodotus, Henry Cary - 1868 - 634 pages
...stone. Some of the Grecians erroneously say that this pyramid is the work of the courtesan Ehodopis ; but they evidently appear to me ignorant who Ehodopis...birth she was a Thracian, servant to ladmon, son of Hephnestopolis, a Samian, and fellow-servant with ^Esop, the writer of fables, for he too belonged... | |
 | Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge - 1890 - 342 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge - 1893 - 456 pages
...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 of such a pyramid, on which, so to speak, numberless thousands of talents were expended ; besides,... | |
 | Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge - 1894 - 450 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1897 - 248 pages
...appear to me ignorant who Rhodopis was, for they would not else have attributed to her the1 building of such a pyramid, on which, so to speak, numberless thousands of talents were expended; besides, Rhod5pis flourished in the reign of Amasis, and not at this time ; for she was very many years later... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1897 - 248 pages
...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 of such a pyramid, on which, so to speak, numberless thousands of talents were expended; besides, Rhodopis... | |
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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,... 
