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"Rhodopis" is an
Ancient Egyptian variant of the "
Cinderella" story. First recorded in the
first century B.C. by the
Greek historian
Strabo,
Rhodopis is considered to be the oldest Cinderella story.
Historical context
The Greek geographer
Strabo (
63/
64 BC - ca.
24/
24 AD) first recorded the tale of the
Greco-Egyptian girl Rhodopis, considered to be the earliest variant of the story. Another account of Rhodopis has survived in
Aelian's (
175 - ca.
235) writings, showing that the Cinderella theme remained known throughout antiquity. Perhaps the origins of the fairy-tale figure can be traced to the real-life
Thracian courtesan
Rhodopis, who lived at the time of Pharaoh
Amasis (
570-
536 B.C.) and was acquainted with the ancient story-teller
Aesop.
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