Movses Khorenatsi's History of the Armenians: Chapter 25
Movses Khorenatsi's History of the Armenians
(Translated by Robert Bedrosian)
Genealogy of Greater Armenia
About Azhdahak's fear and doubt over the friendly unity between Cyrus and Tigran.
The cause of such reflections was the warm alliance between Cyrus and Tigran. Because of this [alliance], sleep fled from Azhdahak whenever he thought of it, and he was constantly asking his counselors about it: "With what stratagems," he asked, "can we break the bonds of friendship between the Persian and the Armenian with his tens of thousands [of troops]?" While [Azhdahak] was troubled with these thoughts he had a vision of the future through a prophetic dream, which he [Mar Abas Catina] relates as follows:
ԳԻՐՔ ԱՌԱՋԻՆ
Ծննդաբանութիւն
Հայոց Մեծաց
Գլուխ ԻԵ
Վասն երկիւղի կասկածանացն Աժդահակայ ի միաբանութենէ սիրոյն Կիւրոսի եւ Տիգրանայ:
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