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The like accident befell Glaphyra his wife, who was the daughter
of king Archelaus, who, as I said before, was married, while she was a
virgin, to Alexander, the son of Herod, and brother of Archelaus; but since
it fell out so that Alexander was slain by his father, she was married
to Juba, the king of Lybia; and when he was dead, and she lived in widowhood
in Cappadocia with her father, Archclaus divorced his former wife Mariamne,
and married her, so great was his affection for this Glphyra; who, during
her marriage to him, saw the following dream: She thought she saw Alexander
standing by her, at which she rejoiced, and embraced him with great affection;
but that he complained o her, and said, O Glaphyra! thou provest that saying
to be true, which assures us that women are not to be trusted. Didst not
thou pledge thy faith to me? and wast not thou married to me when thou
wast a virgin? and had we not children between us? Yet hast thou forgotten
the affection I bare to thee, out of a desire of a second husband. Nor
hast thou been satisfied with that injury thou didst me, but thou hast
been so bold as to procure thee a third husband to lie by thee, and in
an indecent and imprudent manner hast entered into my house, and hast been
married to Archelaus, thy husband and my brother. However, I will not forget
thy former kind affection for me, but will set thee free from every such
reproachful action, and cause thee to be mine again, as thou once wast.
When she had related this to her female companions, in a few days' time
she departed this life.
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