ʃiː wʌz ɡˈaɪdᵻd tə ðə nˈuː sˈaɪt baɪ ɐ snˈeɪk, ænd fɹʌm ðæt sˈɜːkəmstˌæns ðə ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɔnðə bˈæŋks ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðə nˈuː sˈɪɾi wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə nˈeɪm ˈɑːfaɪz ɡɹˈiːk fɔːɹ "snˈeɪk".
She was guided to the new site by a snake, and from that circumstance the river on the banks of which the new city was founded received the name Ophis (Greek for "snake").