Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

NECTANEBUS AND OLYMPIAS CONVERSE. II
"Macedonia", but she neither spake to him, nor
made answer to him, nor returned his salutation
to him. And again he spake unto her, saying,
"O my lady'"—now to those who were of noble
birth he was wont to speak as nobles speak, and
to give orders unto them— "why hast thou not
"made answer unto me ?" Now when she heard this
she marvelled, and she said unto him, "Upon
"thee be peace, O good master, my noble lord, seat
"thyself". And when he had sat down she said
unto him, "Art thou in very truth one of the
"prophets of Egypt whose works and knowledge
"are famous, even as those who have become
"acquainted with and had experience of the deeds,
"and skill, and knowledge, narrate concerning thee?"
And again Olympias the queen said unto him,
"They have told me that out of the abundance of
"thy knowledge thou canst declare that which will
"happen before it cometh to pass." Then Necta-
nebus answered and said unto her, "Yea. Those
"who have knowledge of the orbs of heaven are The various
"of many kinds. Some are interpreters of dreams, Workers °in
"and some have knowledge of what shall happen"^'"'
"in the future, and some understand omens, and some
"cast nativities, and there are, besides, all those who
"know [how to work] magic and who are renown-
"ed because they are learned in their art, and
"some are skilled in the motions of the stars of
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