Biography of firon

King of Ancient Egypt

Pheron (; Ancient Greek: Φηρῶν, Phērōn), mentioned in the Histories by Herodotus, was a king of ancient Egypt. His existence, like that of his supposed father, Sesostris, is somewhat contested.

It is likely that both kings were either fully mythological, a conflation of multiple pharaohs, or corrupted interpretations of real-life monarchs. "Pheron" is probably not a name, but rather a transliteration of the title Pharaoh.^[1]

Legend

According to legend, Pheron had been made blind for ten years after attacking the flooded Nile with a spear.

He was told by an oracle that the only cure would be to wash his eyes with the urine of a woman who was faithful to her husband.^[2] After the urine of several women failed, including that of his own wife, he finally found one woman who cured him.

He then had the other women burned to death, but he married the one that cured him.^[3][4] Once his sight was restored, h