Lives of Alcyone

FORTY-SEVENTH LIFE 277
Chart LXVII a
Greece (Birth of Orion) 499 B.C.
1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th
Koli -Sirius
Hermin -Apollo
Vesta -Uranus
Pepin -Sappho
Priam -Aletheia
Melpo -Eudox Dactyl -Ophis
Zephyr -Fort
Mona -Cyr
Pollux -Muni
Arcor
Auriga -Scotus
Pomo -Zama
Tiphys -Sirona Iris -Bruce
Altair -Philae
Ulysses was born in the early part of the third century before Christ in a huge city in northern India, called Palibothra. The city was in six miles
square, and had eight gates in each of its four sides. The foundation of its wall was built of wood carefully embanked. The empire was a
great one, and inclined the whole of India down to the level of Pondicherry, and included also Nepal and Bhutan. This empire had been largly
built up by Chandragupta who was the grandfather of Ulysses. Ulysses had an older brother Susina, who was heir to the throne, but while
they were still quite young he met with a serius accident. The two boys were out on hunting; a wounded tiger sprang upon the heir; the younger
defended him and threw a javelin which struck the tiger in the eye and killed him. Susina did not die, but he never recovered from his injuries,
and was always lame. Later on a palace intrigue drove Ulysses away from Palibothra, and he became Governor of Ujjain. During his
stay there a certain woman of bad character obtained great influence over him, and even induced him to dismiss the teacher Kanishka, who
was a pupil of Mars. Later on he transferred his activities to the Hindu Kush, and we find him there fighting victoriously against Greek soldiers.
A false heir had been put forward by on of his father's old ministers; but in the course of the fighting he was killed by an arrow through
his throat. Hearing that his father Vidusara was dying Ulysses returned to his bedside, but the father fell into such a rage at the sight of him
that he burst a blood vessel and died atonce. Ulysses being on the spot took possession of the throne. The woman of evil influence tried to
reassert her power over him, but as he was now married to a pure and noble wife she found herself unable to do so, and in her impotent rage
she allowed herself to be instigated by Phocea, a pariah-hanger on of the palace, to make an attempt to poison Ulysses then recalled his
teacher.
About this time he undertook a war of conquest against the Kalingas, who inhabited the country extending a considerable distance along the
shores of the Bay of Bengal. In this he was entirely successful, and he annexed the country to his Empire, thus extending it clear across India
from sea to sea. But what he saw then of the horrors of was impressed him so forcibly that he determined to undertake no more conquests,
except absolutely in self defence. Consequently he sent out an embassy to a Bactrian Greek king with whom there had been some quarrel,
and concluded peace with him on advvantageous terms. Although the woman of bad character had removed herself from his life, her evill influence
still remained, for her father had taken up a feud against thee king in consequence of the suicide, and he was supported by a number
of the priests who were perpetually plotting against Ulysses.
About this time his teacher Kanishka took him with much ceremony and after long preparation to a cave in which the Master Mars appeared
to him, told him of his relationship to him, and showed him a picture of a birth long ago in Atlantis in which the connection between them was
first formed. He further told him that although he had still much trouble and suffering in front of him he should yet work under him for all time,
as the tie which had been formed could not be broken. This interview changed the life of Ulysses, and he began now to put all his energy into
works of utility--the making of roads and the founding of colleges. About this time there was an outbreak of plague, and when it was suppressed
he issued an edict that henceforth stores of medicine should be kept at certain specified places, so that they should never again be taken
unawares by such an epidemic. In the zeal of his new resolutions he attacked the Brahmans vigorously with reference to their many corruptions:
he deported many of them, and eventually openly declared himself a Buddhist, and issued edict after edict proclaiming his new faith.
The people began to murmur against him, and the Master Mars appeared to him again and instructed him to use greater tact in the carrying
out of his reform. He called together a council of Buddhist monks, sending out his edicts with a procession of elephants to carry them. All the
way through he was fighting against the priests, and doing his best to weed out, both from among the Brahmans and the Buddhists monks, all
who were unworthy of their position.
He had a beautiful son and daughter. Mahinda and Sanghmitta. All through this period the Master Mars appeared to him now and then in
visions, and in one case at last he had a long interview with him, during which the Master promised that as reward for what he was then doing
he should on his retur have the opportunity of doing further great benefit to his beloved country India.He also told him that from biirth to
birth he should continue to work under him, andended the interview with a solemn blessing. Ulysses was so deeply affected by this that he
abdicated in favour of his son and retired to a country house near the cave in which the Master had appeared to him, and spent his remaining