He's called "father of history" so he probably knew a lot less about his daughter than he thought.
Was this part of the art style back then, or was everybody just fucking ripped? Because all the statues look like this.
"Yes, make me a statue costing exorbitant sums, but don't exaggerate my positive features at all."
"Exaggerate" being the key operating term here. I love it. I need a marble statue that makes it look like I don't sit on a computer all day, please. XD
That's because he was a tankie. Lol