Having said this, Croesus sent for Adrastus the Phrygian and when he came addressed him thus: “ Adrastus, when you were struck by ugly misfortune, for which I do not blame you, it was I who cleansed you, and received and still keep you in my house, defraying all your keep.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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