15. Q. Who was the king of Persia at this time? A. Cambyses.
16. Q. Whom did Cambyses marry? A. Mandane, the daughter of Astyages.
17. Q. What son was born to them? A. Cyrus.
18. Q. By reason of his dreams what did Cambyses fear? A. That Cyrus would usurp him.
19. Q. To whom did he give orders to have Cyrus destroyed? A. To Harpagus, an officer of his court.
20. Q. To whom did Harpagus deliver the child Cyrus, with orders to have him left in the forest and destroyed? A. A herdsman, Mitridates.
21. Q. What did Spaco, the wife of Mitridates, persuade her husband to do? A. To substitute Cyrus for her own dead child, and to expose the latter in the forest.
22. Q. About what age was Cyrus when he was discovered by his grandfather and restored to his mother? A. About ten years of age.
23. Q. What revenge did Astyages take upon Harpagus for not carrying out his instructions to have Cyrus destroyed? A. He made a feast to which he invited Harpagus, and after giving him of the flesh of his own son to eat, displayed to him his mutilated remains.
24. Q. In what manner did Harpagus seek to revenge himself against Astyages? A. He plotted the overthrow of his government by fostering discontent at home, and inciting Cyrus to attempt the conquest of his grandfather’s kingdom.