▁Helen us ▁must ▁have ▁followed ▁the ▁king ▁when ▁he ▁with d rew ▁to ▁Cy pr us . ▁There ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁governor ▁( str ateg os ) ▁The od orus , ▁serving ▁in ▁his ▁staff ▁as ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁deput y ▁governor ▁of ▁Cy pr us . ▁Among ▁other ▁things , ▁he ▁dedicated ▁a ▁statue ▁to ▁the ▁governor ▁and ▁another ▁one ▁for ▁an ▁un named ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁governor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 1 8 ▁BC , ▁The od orus ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁Alexand ria ▁and ▁Helen us ▁himself ▁assumed ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁governor ▁and ▁high ▁priest ▁of ▁Cy pr us . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁king ' s ▁el dest ▁son ▁P to le my ▁( l ater ▁P to le my ▁IX ) ▁res ided ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁Helen us ▁also ▁ere cted ▁a ▁statue ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁him . ▁Helen us ▁himself ▁received ▁a ▁statue ▁from ▁the ▁pri ests ▁of ▁A ph rod ite ▁of ▁Pap hos . ▁In ▁ 1 1 6 ▁BC , ▁prince ▁P to le my ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁governor ship ▁for ▁himself , ▁but ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁depart ed ▁for ▁Alexand ria ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁se ize ▁the ▁king ship ▁by ▁force . ▁ ▁P to le my ▁IX ▁sent ▁his ▁younger ▁brother , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁rule ▁as ▁P to le my ▁X , ▁to ▁Cy pr us , ▁where ▁he ▁formally ▁assumed ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Governor . ▁Helen us ▁was ▁appointed ▁as