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14<br />

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.<br />

whatsoever unto all those who were there, she<br />

questioned Nectanebus the sage concerning her<br />

own days, and concerning those of her husband<br />

Philip, and what he would say to her when he<br />

returned from the war, and whether he would<br />

decide to take another woman to wife. Then<br />

Nectanebus Nectanebus answered and said unto her, "Tell me<br />

p^as^ n^a«-"the day of thy birth, and the day whereon thy<br />

""''•<br />

"husband was born." And he calculated the day<br />

of her birth, and the day of his birth—now he<br />

knew how to do this in his wisdom—and he<br />

said unto her, "Verily it is as thou sayest, and it<br />

"is no lie. But I am able to help thee after the<br />

"manner of the prophets of Egypt, and moreover,<br />

"there shall be one who shall be thy helper, and<br />

"he shall avenge thee upon him". Then Olympias<br />

answered and said unto him, "And who is this?"<br />

And Nectanebus said to her, "I will bring' unto<br />

"thee the gods who come forth from beneath the<br />

"earth, and they shall come in to thee and they shall<br />

"hold converse with thee, and then wilt [p. 7] thou<br />

"ofet from them that which shall make thee elad.<br />

He foretells "Aud behold a son shall be born of thee and he<br />

a !on whose "shall avenge thee if Philip doeth injury unto<br />

^f;;;,';^""thee". And the queen said unto him, "What,<br />

"now, is his name?" [and Nectanebus said],^ "Ammon,^<br />

' Read hrXhVh =<br />

' Some such words must be added as the Greek has<br />

NeKTavapdjq erne.<br />

J For i\00 i "7fl : we must read either ix'PTt • or h

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