magian

• When the royal Smerdis, therefore, secretly and suddenly disappeared, it would be very easy for the magian Smerdis, with the collusion of a moderate number of courtiers and attendants, to take his place, especially if he continued to live in retirement, and exhibited himself as little as possible to public view. —  Darius the Great Makers of History
• If it was Smerdis the magian, she would find that he had none. —  Darius the Great Makers of History
• Three others of the number continued the unequal combat with the armed magian, while Darius and Gobryas rushed in pursuit of the other The flying magian ran from one apartment to another until he reached a dark room, into which the blind instinct of fear prompted him to rush, in the vain hope of concealment. —  Darius the Great Makers of History
• They did the same with the other magian, whom they found that their confederates had killed when they returned to the apartments where they had left them contending. —  Darius the Great Makers of History
• At length the conspiracy was formed for dethroning Smerdis the magian, as has already been described, and Darius was designated to reign in his stead. —  Darius the Great Makers of History

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