Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
of a serpent/ and went into his chamber; and
when the night had come, behold the serpent of
whom he had told Olympias glided into her
chamber before her. And it came to pass that
when Olympias saw him, she was afraid and great-
He appears ly terrified, even though she was expecting the
in the form ,.-^ ,., ,, -.
ofa serpent, arrival of the god of the country, and she ordered
those who were with her to depart each to his
place. Then she laid herself down upon her
couch, and covered up her face, but kept her eyes
uncovered, and behold she saw Ammon^ come
to her having a crown upon his head similar to
that which she had seen upon him in her dream,
besides the other crown which was upon his head.
And he came up upon her couch and he slept with
her, lying on his right side,^ and he gave her seed,
He is united saying unto her, "Receive, O woman, a mighty
p"as°.
^" "and victorious seed, which shall never be put to
"shame. And behold thou hast conceived a male
"child, and he shall help thee, and shall avenge
"[p. 9] thee, and he shall rule over all the ends
"of the world."
And it came to pass after he had said these
things to her that Nectanebus went out from her
to a fountain which was near to a temple of idols.
' The Greek is Kai xpipojva KaGapLuiaTOV bpaKOVTiouvra,
and the Latin^ efficit ex scientia reliquum co7-pus veluti draconem
(Miiller, p. 7).
' Read hhaot^'i ;
i Read {{ifyO' -