Sure we had neither human sires, nor mothers;

The sun and Nile begot us: We're so cowardly,

And yet so proud; so many gods we have.

And yet not one!—

Cleom. No more:—they seem to gaze on me with wonder.

Clean. And well they may, to see a man in Egypt.

[King, Cassandra, and Sosibius, rise and come forward.

Ptol. Welcome, royal stranger!

Not only to my court, but to my bosom.

Cleom. I heard you sent for me; but on what business