The Queen's Pyramids Outside the Great Pyramid of Khufu
To the east of the Great Pyramid are three smaller pyramids known as the Queens' Pyramids. When Herodotus visited the site, locals told him a legend that Khufu's daughter prostituted herself to help fund the pyramid project, collecting a block of stone from each customer.
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