Astyages Revenge | Four Levels | Adventures In English Vol I | BBA Notes
Author: Herodotus
Unit: Ancient Tales
Subject: Adventures in English Volume I
Subject: Adventures in English Volume I
LITERAL COMPREHENSION
Astyages, the king of Medes saw in his dream that his daughter’s urine flooded the whole of Asia. Then she was married to a Persian. Again the king in his dream saw that out of his daughter’s private part, t grew a vine covering all Asia. After consulting the dream interpreter, he called back his daughter from Persia. She was imprisoned because the majai had told the king that his grandchild would become a king in his palace. When she gave birth to a son, the king called his most faithful officer, Harpagus, and asked him to expose the child. He also warned him not to give this task to anyone. But Harpagus did not like to kill the royal child.
