Cyrus of Babylon
Published on Nov 30, 2015
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THE STORY OF CYRUS OF BABYLON
BY: GEOFFREY V., ISA S., JOSEPH K, AND CADEN S.
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Once upon a time, in the ancient kingdom of Babylonia, in the city of Babylon, there lived a young boy named Cyrus. Cyrus was very happy in Babylonia. The weather was never too hot or too cold, and the city was located right next to the Euphrates River. The king, Hammurabi, was very fair and had made the first code of laws which unified his people. Cyrus's family was very happy and welloff.
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One day, Cyrus's father, who was a merchant, went on a trip to Kish with his mother. When they came back, it was only Cyrus's father who returned. His father explained that Cyrus's mother had been captured by slave traders on their way back. Cyrus was heartbroken, and vowed one day to rescue his mother.
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Ten long years later, Cyrus set out to rescue his mother. He went to the southernmost point of Mesopotamia, to the city of Ur, where he started his search. Cyrus looked through the city, looking at every house, every slave auction. Finally, after scouring the whole city, Cyrus moved on to the next city, Eridu.
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When Cyrus arrived in Eridu, he headed straight for the ziggurat. Cyrus prayed to his god, Marduk, for wisdom and luck in finding his mother. While he was searching, he came across his mother, working in a house. Cyrus negotiated with the master and bought his mother’s freedom.
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When Cyrus and his mother arrived in Babylon, they found it under attack by the Assyrians. Cyrus fought bravely, but in the end, Babylon fell to the Assyrians and Cyrus was captured and forced to become a slave.
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