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Olympias teaching son
Now Queen Olympias held the tiny boy tight and looked into the night sky. It was said that the Macedonian royal family was descended from the champion Herakles, whose father was Zeus himself. Her son truly was the child of the gods. Carefully, Queen Olympias held the baby up to the stars and spoke his name. The breeze would carry it away for Zeus to hear. 'Alexander,' she whispered. .....Read Quest of Olympias....Sivkishen, Author