![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Once Tam and the king are reunited, she gets her revenge after Cam boils herself to death wishing she was beautiful like Tam. Tam's love for the king brings her spirit back, first in the guise of a bird Cam kills, and then as a piece of fruit that transforms into the beautiful girl she once was. The wicked stepmother kills Tam when she visits on her father's anniversary day. Tam's stepmother and half-sister Cam won't leave Tam alone after she marries the king. ![]() Hansen categorizes Rhodopis' Cinderella-like tale into the "Eastern" tradition, where our protagonist only meets her prince, or Pharaoh in this case, after he finds her shoe. Per Tales of Forgotten Times, classical scholar William F. There are obvious differences between this story and the "Cinderella" tales we are familiar with in the West. Still, starting life as a slave, and later becoming the Pharaoh's wife, is the definition of a rags-to-riches story. Rhodopis had already attained wealth and social status all on her own before she met and married the Pharaoh. She was brought to Memphis to marry the Pharaoh after they found her in Naucratis (per World History). The beautiful sandal, and how it came into his possession, fascinated the Pharaoh, so he sent his men throughout his land to find the woman who wore the sandal. One day while Rhodopis was bathing, an eagle stole one of her sandals, flying to Memphis, where the eagle dropped the sandal in the lap of the Pharaoh, Amasis II (ruled 570-526 B.C.). ![]()
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