2 Anectanabus's flight from the Persians. He greets Olympias.

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does to flight ? ' And having said these words, he went into
his chamber alone, and made brazen shells, and filled them with
rain-water, and held in his hand a palm rod, and gazing into
4 this, began, as hard as he could, to utter spells, and beheld how
the Egyptians were being smitten down at the onslaught of the
Barbarians' ships.

Forthwith he changed his dress, and shaved his head and
8 beard, and took gold as much as he might bear, and which might
be needful to him to busy himself with wizardry. And thus
he fled from Egypt, near by Pelusium. And at length, coming
into Ethiopia, he put on linen apparel, [and] in the guise of
12 an Egyptian seer went into Macedonia. And there he sate
himself, and before all the Greeks, and in their sight was sooth-
saying. But the Egyptians, when they saw how Anectanabus
was not at Court, went to Serapis, who was their greatest god,
16 and besought him that he might give them answer as to
Anectanabus their king. And Serapis replied : ' Anectanabus,
your king, is gone from Egypt because of Artaxerxes, the king
of the Persians, who will subdue you unto his lordship. Never-
20 theless, when a short time hath flown by, he will come back
to shake off his thraldom, and will be avenged on your foes,
and yoke them under you.' And as soon as they had got this
answer, they made a kingly statue out of a black stone, in
24 honour of Anectanabus. And they wrote on it, at his feet, this
saying, that it might be handed down for their offspring to
think of. But Anectanabus remained in Macedonia, nor was
he known.

HOW ANECTANABUS WENT UP TO THE PALACE TO OLYMPIA THE QUEEN.

28 In the meantime, Philip, king of Macedonia, went out to
battle. But Anectanabus went forward to the palace, that
he might behold Olympia the queen, and see how fair she was.
And when he saw her, his heart was smitten with love
32 of her, and stretching forth his hand, he greeted her, saying,
' Hail, Queen of Macedonia,' disdaining to call her ' lady '. And
she, Olympia, answered him, speaking thus : ' Hail, master,
come thou and sit near.' And when he sate thus, Olympia

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