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<p> Of Amphipolis, an archer who offered his services to [[Philip]] of Macedon, boasting of his skill in bringing down birds on the wing, and to whom Philip had replied he would accept them when he made war on the birds. Aster, to be revenged, sped an arrow from the wall of a town Philip was besieging, inscribed, "To the right eye of Philip," which took effect; whereupon Philip sped back another with the words, "When Philip takes the town, [[Aster]] will hang for it," and he was true to his word. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68220" /> == | |||
<p> [[Of]] Amphipolis, an archer who offered his services to [[Philip]] of Macedon, boasting of his skill in bringing down birds on the wing, and to whom Philip had replied he would accept them when he made war on the birds. Aster, to be revenged, sped an arrow from the wall of a town Philip was besieging, inscribed, "To the right eye of Philip," which took effect; whereupon Philip sped back another with the words, "When Philip takes the town, [[Aster]] will hang for it," and he was true to his word. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_68220"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/aster Aster from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_68220"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/aster Aster from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 19:35, 11 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
Of Amphipolis, an archer who offered his services to Philip of Macedon, boasting of his skill in bringing down birds on the wing, and to whom Philip had replied he would accept them when he made war on the birds. Aster, to be revenged, sped an arrow from the wall of a town Philip was besieging, inscribed, "To the right eye of Philip," which took effect; whereupon Philip sped back another with the words, "When Philip takes the town, Aster will hang for it," and he was true to his word.
