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Anysis was a king of Egypt, mentioned only in book II of Histories by Herodotus. Herodotus says he came from a city after which he was named. He was blind and was deposed by Ethiopians led by Sabacos. After fifty years of hiding in marshland on the island Elbo, he came back into power. According to Herodotus, Anysis created the island from the marsh "by heaping up ashes and earth: for whenever any of the Egyptians visited him bringing food, according as it had been appointed to them severally to do without the knowledge of the Ethiopian, he bade them bring also some ashes for their gift."

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  • Anysis was a king of Egypt, mentioned only in book II of Histories by Herodotus. Herodotus says he came from a city after which he was named. He was blind and was deposed by Ethiopians led by Sabacos. After fifty years of hiding in marshland on the island Elbo, he came back into power. According to Herodotus, Anysis created the island from the marsh "by heaping up ashes and earth: for whenever any of the Egyptians visited him bringing food, according as it had been appointed to them severally to do without the knowledge of the Ethiopian, he bade them bring also some ashes for their gift." (en)
  • Anysis est un roi hypothétique d'Égypte qui régna vers le commencement du VIIIe siècle avant J.-C. Il n'est mentionné que dans Hérodote. Quoiqu'il fût aveugle, les prêtres égyptiens l'avaient élevé sur le trône. Il en fut chassé par Chabaka, roi de Napata. * Portail de l’Égypte antique (fr)
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  • Anysis was a king of Egypt, mentioned only in book II of Histories by Herodotus. Herodotus says he came from a city after which he was named. He was blind and was deposed by Ethiopians led by Sabacos. After fifty years of hiding in marshland on the island Elbo, he came back into power. According to Herodotus, Anysis created the island from the marsh "by heaping up ashes and earth: for whenever any of the Egyptians visited him bringing food, according as it had been appointed to them severally to do without the knowledge of the Ethiopian, he bade them bring also some ashes for their gift." (en)
  • Anysis est un roi hypothétique d'Égypte qui régna vers le commencement du VIIIe siècle avant J.-C. Il n'est mentionné que dans Hérodote. Quoiqu'il fût aveugle, les prêtres égyptiens l'avaient élevé sur le trône. Il en fut chassé par Chabaka, roi de Napata. * Portail de l’Égypte antique (fr)
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  • Anysis (en)
  • Anysis (fr)
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