5 He makes Philip dream that she by a god conceives her saviour.

He makes Philip dream that she by a god conceives her saviour. 5

saw him touch her womb, and seal it with a golden ring. And telling her

on this ring there was a stone, and graven on this a lion^s head, conceived

and the chariot of the sun, and a very sharp sword. And he her saviour,

4 said to her ; * Woman, thou hast conceived thy saviour.' And
Philip awoke from his sleep, and calling Arideus, made known

to him the dream, and what he had seen. And Arideus said : And awak-

* Philip, not from man, but from a god, hath thy wife conceived, the dream

8 In truth, the lion's head and the chariot of the sun and the ^^^ ^^^J^.

reads him

sharp sword, foretoken that he, who shall be born of her, shall its mean-
journey to the East whence riseth the sun ! And with the that the

sharp sword shall he underyoke to himself the nations of the p^^^*? ^^^^^

■^ '' be glorious.

13 whole world.'

How Anectanabus in the Shape of a Mighty Deagon

WENT TO THE FORE IN FEONT OF PhILIP AND OVEECAME

HIS Enemies in the Feay.
In the meanwhile, King Philip fought and won. For there With the

drfl-STOiT 's

appeared in the battle a dragon, who went before him and laid aid King

low his foes. And when he came back to Macedonia, he met J^^^i^,^"^^

i6 and kissed Olympia. And King Philip gazed on her, and said, and com-

* To whom, O Olympia, hast thou given thyself up. For speaks as in

sinned thou hast, yet not sinned, for as much as thou hast ^^}f *° ^'^^
^ wife as to

brooked frowardness from a god. But I have seen all that has what has
2o been done by a god on thee, in a dream : therefore be blameless her.
in my eyes, and the eyes of all men ! '

How Anectanabus in the Shape of a Deagon came
BEFOEE Philip at a Festival and kissed Olympia.

On a certain day Philip was feasting with his lords and At a feast
chieftains of Macedonia and with Olympia Piis wife. And ^us comes"
24 Anectanabus through wizardry took on himself the shape of *^ Olympia

, , ■•• as a dragon

a dragon, and, passing through the midst of the couch whereon and PhiHp
they lay apart, whistled so loudly that all the revellers were guests
stricken with fear, and the greatest dread, and coming near what has
28 Olympia, he put his head on her breast and kissed her. Philip,
seeing this, spoke to Olympia, ' Woman, thee and all I tell ;
beheld this dragon, what time I laid my enemies low.'