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Thus Cyrus spoke, in the belief that he was plotted against by
Darius; but he missed the true meaning of the dream, which was sent
by God to forewarn him, that he was to die then and there, and that
his kingdom was to fall at last to Darius.
Hystaspes made answer to Cyrus in these words: "Heaven forbid,
sire, that there should be a Persian living who would plot against
thee! If such an one there be, may a speedy death overtake him!
Thou foundest the Persians a race of slaves, thou hast made them free
men: thou foundest them subject to others, thou hast made them lords
of all. If a vision has announced that my son is practising against
thee, lo, I resign him into thy hands to deal with as thou wilt."
Hystaspes, when he had thus answered, recrossed the Araxes and
hastened back to Persia, to keep a watch on his son Darius.
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