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law   and   had   it   enacted   for   the   Athenians�察  �and   they   have   continued   to 

observe it�察�since it is a law with which none can find fault。 

     Moreover Amasis became   a lover   of the Hellenes�察  �and besides   other 

proofs of friendship which he gave to several among them�察�he also granted 

the city of Naucratis for those of them who came to Egypt to dwell in�察�and 

to   those   who   did   not   desire   to   stay�察  �but   who   made   voyages   thither�察  �he 

granted portions of land   to set up   altars   and   make   sacred   enclosures   for 

their gods。 Their greatest enclosure and that one which has most name and 

is most frequented is called the Hellenion�察�and this was established by the 

following       cities  in   common�此      �of   the   Ionians    Chios�察   �Teos�察   �Phocaia�察�

Clazomenai�察�of the Dorians Rhodes�察�Cnidos�察�Halicarnassos�察�Phaselis�察�and 

of the Aiolians Mytilene alone。 To these belongs this enclosure and these 

are the cities which appoint superintendents of the port�察�and all other cities 

which claim a share in it�察�are making a claim without any right。 Besides 

this   the   Eginetans   established   on   their   own   account   a   sacred   enclosure 

dedicated   to   Zeus�察  �the   Samians   one   to   Hera�察  �and   the   Milesians   one   to 

Apollo。 Now in old times Naucratis alone was an open trading´place�察�and 

no   other   place   in   Egypt�此  �and   if   any   one   came   to   any   other   of   the   Nile 

mouths�察�he was   compelled to swear   that he   came not thither   of his own 

free will�察�and when he had thus sworn his innocence he had to sail with his 

ship to the Canobic mouth�察�or if it were not possible to sail by reason of 



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contrary winds�察�then he had to carry his cargo round the head of the Delta 

in   boats   to   Naucratis�此  �thus   highly   was   Naucratis   privileged。   Moreover 

when   the Amphictyons   had   let   out   the   contract   for   building   the   temple 

which now exists at Delphi�察�agreeing to pay a sum of three hundred talents 

��for the temple which formerly stood there had been burnt down of itself���察�

it fell to the share of the people of Delphi to provide the fourth part of the 

payment�察�and accordingly the Delphians went about to various cities and 

collected   contributions。 And   when   they   did   this   they   got   from   Egypt   as 

much as from any place�察�for Amasis gave them a thousand talents' weight 

of alum�察�while the Hellenes who dwelt in Egypt gave them twenty pounds 

of silver。 

     Also    with   the   people    of  Kyrene     Amasis     made    an   agreement     for 

friendship and alliance�察�and he resolved too to marry a wife from thence�察�

whether because he desired to have a wife of Hellenic race�察�or�察�apart from 

that�察�on account of friendship for the people of Kyrene�此�however that may 

be�察�he married�察�some say the daughter of Battos�察�others of Arkesilaos�察�and 

others   of   Critobulos�察 �a   man   of   repute   among   the   citizens�察  �and her   name 

was Ladike。 Now whenever Amasis lay with her he found himself unable 

to have intercourse�察�but with his other wives he associated as he was wont�察�

and as this happened repeatedly�察�Amasis said to his wife�察�whose name was 

Ladike�此 �Woman�察�thou hast given me drugs�察�and thou shall surely perish 

more miserably than any other。; Then Ladike�察�when by her denials Amasis 

was not at all appeased in his anger against her�察�made a vow in her soul to 

Aphrodite�察 �that   if Amasis   on   that night   had   intercourse   with   her   ��seeing 

that this was the remedy for her danger���察�she would send an image to be 

dedicated   to   her   at   Kyrene�察  �and   after   the   vow   immediately Amasis   had 

intercourse�察�and from thenceforth whenever Amasis came in to her he had 

intercourse with her�察�and after this he became very greatly attached to her。 

And Ladike paid the vow that she had made to the goddess�察�for she had an 

image made and sent it to Kyrene�察�and it is still preserved even to my own 

time�察�standing with its face turned away from the city of the Kyrenians。 

This Ladike Cambyses�察�having conquered Egypt and heard from her who 

she was�察�sent back unharmed to Kyrene。 

     Amasis also dedicated offerings in Hellas�察�first at Kyrene an image of 



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Athene   covered   over   with   gold   and   a   figure   of   himself   made   like   by 

painting�察�then in the temple of Athene at Lindos two images of stone and a 

corslet of linen worthy to be seen�察�and also at Samos two wooden figures 

of himself dedicated to Hera�察�which were standing even to my own time in 

the great temple�察�behind the doors。 Now at Samos he dedicated offerings 

because of the guest´friendship between himself and Polycrates the son of 

Aiakes�察    �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�察�

who had touched land there at the time when they were fleeing from the 

sons of Aigyptos。 These offerings were dedicated by Amasis�察�and he was 

the first of men who conquered Cyprus and subdued it so that it paid him 

tribute。 



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