His name has a barbarian, perhaps a Paphlagonian, sound and Tacitus gives him the title of king, which is in fact more accurately descriptive than tyrant.
The leader was afraid of this embassy, at the same time fearing divine will as well as the threats from his own people who opposed the transaction, although he found the gifts tempting.
Years passed and Ptolemy continued his appeals to Scydrothemis, upgrading his gifts all the time.
A terrible apparition confronted Scydrothemis in a dream, forbidding him to delay further the purposes of the god.
The common folk, turning a deaf ear to their king and jealous of Egypt, staged a sit-down strike around the temple in self-defence.