Histories

Rhodopis came to Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt to work, brought by Xanthes of Nisos Samos [26.8,37.75] (island), Samos, Aegean Islands, Greece, Europe Samos, but upon her arrival was freed for a lot of money by Kharaxus of Mytilene [26.55,39.1] (Perseus) Mytilene, son of Scamandronymus and brother of Sappho the poetess.

Thus Rhodopis lived as a free woman in Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt, where, as she was very alluring, she acquired a lot of money—sufficient for such a Rhodopis, so to speak, but not for such a pyramid.

Seeing that to this day anyone who likes can calculate what one tenth of her worth was, she cannot be credited with great wealth. For Rhodopis desired to leave a memorial of herself in Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeGreece, by having something made which no one else had thought of or dedicated in a temple and presenting this at Delphi [22.5167,38.4917] (Perseus) Delphi to preserve her memory;

so she spent one tenth of her substance on the manufacture of a great number of iron beef spits, as many as the tenth would pay for, and sent them to Delphi [22.5167,38.4917] (Perseus) Delphi; these lie in a heap to this day, behind the altar set up by the Chians and in front of the shrine itself.