That's higher than the Great Pyramid. Lake Moeris still exists and is not near Giza. The two pyramids are thought to be exaggerations of the Pedestals of Biahmu

That's higher than the Great Pyramid. Lake Moeris still exists and is not near Giza. The two pyramids are thought to be exaggerations of the Pedestals of Biahmu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestals_of_Biahmu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestals_of_Biahmu But Herodotus just reported what he was told, like with the gold-digging ants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold-digging_ant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold-digging_ant Which seem to have been real (marmots). So who knows.