“Wicked Plot” - “Book One”
The queen tells Gyges, “Kill Candaules and seize the throne, with me as you wife; or die yourself on the spot, so that never again may your blind obedience to the king tempt you to see what you have no right to see. One of you must die: either my husband, the author of this wicked plot; or you, who have outraged propriety by seeing me naked.” The metaphoric ‘ wicked plot’ underscores the queen’s exasperation and her disappointment with the king who exposes her nudity to Gyges. Evidently, the queen is convinced that the King should die for mortifying her.
Goodwill - “Book Two”
Herodotus expounds, “Amasis further showed his goodwill to Greece by sending presents to be dedicated in Greek temples; to Cyrene he sent a gold-plated statue of Athene and a painting of himself; to the temple of Athene at Lindos, two statues in stone and a remarkable linen corslet; and to the goddess Hera in Samos two likeness of himself in wood, which until my own time stood behind the doors in the great temple.” The gifts presented are indicators of Amasis’ intention to have cordial relations with the Greeks. Such goodwill affirms that Amasis does not approve of any hostilities with the Greeks.
