Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

I go THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
"appeared unto men in these mountains, and the
candace re- "peoplc worship them in the city." So we marched
anto gra-on Until we came into their city, and the mother
cmusiy.
^^j brother of Candaules came forth to receive
him,' and when they wished to embrace and to
hold him in their arms, he said unto them, "Do
"not embrace [me], but embrace this man, for he
"went forth in [the service of] my life and brought
"back to me my beloved wife from captivity.
"Receive him then as myself since he wrought this
"deed for me, and he poured out the blood of
"the people in their country, and he burned their
"land with fire, and I saw this and rejoiced that
"their kinsfdom had been laid waste in return for
"the deed of shame wrought upon my wife." And
when he had spoken to them concerning what had
befallen him and concerning Antigonus who had
been with him, and had told them how good
Alexander had been to himself straightway they
all rose up and embraced me, and said unto me,
"Behold it is meet that we should honour thee."
She gives Then the queen brought Alexander to the city
and gave him rich gifts, and she commanded the
people to make merry and to pay homage unto
him, both small and ereat.
And' it came to pass on the morrow that the
queen sat upon the royal throne, and when Alexander
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See Pseudo-CallistheneSj Ck. iii. chap. 22 (Miiller, p.
13 1, Meusel p. 779).