Pharaoh

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Pharaoh

• Pharaoh is the ruler of Egypt.
• His daughter found a baby in the Nile and named
  it Moses, meaning drawn from the water.
• Moses was chosen by God to lead the Israelites
  out of Egypt.
• Pharaoh, however, didnt listen to Moses when he
  said he would send the plagues upon Egypt if the
  Israelites werent freed.
• Moses, however, carried through his promise of
  the plauges.
• Pharaoh didnt respond until the last plague,
  when his own son was killed.

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Midas

• Dionysus was leading his army into India, when
  his advisor Silenus wandered away and came upon
  King Midas.
• King Midas helped Silenus find his way back to
  Dionysus.
• Because of this favor, Dionysus told Midas he
  would give him whatever he wanted.
• Midas asked that whatever he touch turn to gold.
• He discovered he couldnt eat or drink with the
  wish, and he asked Silenus to take it away.
• Silenus told him to bathe in the Pactolus River,
  but the entire river turned to gold when he did.

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