Ptolemy III offered to pay for the reconstruction of the statue, but the oracle of Delphi made the Rhodians afraid that they had offended Helios, and they declined to rebuild it.
Tolomeo III ofreceuse a pagar a reconstrución da estatua, mais o oráculo de Delfos asustou aos rodios dicindo que Helios se ofendera, e negáronse a reconstruíla.