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Greece and Rome · Herodotus, Histories 2.142

The sun rose where it now sets

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ReferenceHerodotus, Histories 2.142
Writtenc. 430 BCE
SetEgyptian priests' records
In this time they said that the sun had moved four times from his accustomed place of rising, and where he now sets he had thence twice had his rising, and in the place from whence he now rises he had twice had his setting.

Translation: Macaulay, 1890 · About the translator

Read it literally

Egyptian priests claimed records going back 11,340 years that include the sky itself turning over.

What scholars say

Herodotus reports what priests told him; he does not claim to believe all of it.

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Quick answers about Herodotus, Histories 2.142

Where is Herodotus, Histories 2.142 found?

Herodotus, Histories 2.142 (Greece and Rome). Translation quoted: G. C. Macaulay, The History of Herodotus (1890).

When was Herodotus, Histories 2.142 written?

c. 430 BCE.

What do scholars say about Herodotus, Histories 2.142?

Herodotus reports what priests told him; he does not claim to believe all of it.

Sources

  1. G. C. Macaulay, The History of Herodotus (1890)Primary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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