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[2] These weigh thirty talents1 and stand in the treasury2 of the Corinthians; although in truth it is not the treasury of the Corinthian people but of Cypselus son of Eetion. This Gyges then was the first foreigner whom we know who placed offerings at Delphi after the king of Phrygia, Midas son of Gordias.

1 The “Attic” talent had a weight of about 58 lbs. avoirdupois, the “Aeginetan” of about 82.

2 Many Greek states had special “treasuries” allotted to them in the temple precincts at Delphi, in which their offerings were deposited.

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