This Ladike Cambyses, Having Conquered Egypt And Heard From
Her Who She Was, Sent Back Unharmed To Kyrene.
Amasis also dedicated offerings in Hellas, first at Kyrene an image of
Athene covered over with gold and a
Figure of himself made like by
painting; then in the temple of Athene at Lindos two images of stone
and a corslet of linen worthy to be seen; and also at Samos two wooden
figures of himself dedicated to Hera, which were standing even to my
own time in the great temple, behind the doors. Now at Samos he
dedicated offerings because of the guest-friendship between himself
and Polycrates the son of Aiakes; at Lindos for no guest-friendship
but because the temple of Athene at Lindos is said to have been
founded by the daughters of Danaos, who had touched land there at the
time when they were fleeing from the sons of Aigyptos. These offerings
were dedicated by Amasis; and he was the first of men who conquered
Cyprus and subdued it so that it paid him tribute.
End of An Account of Egypt, by Herodotus
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