Reading Diary A Week 11

I found Satyavati to be a very interesting character in this week's reading. 

• She was born from a fish who swallowed her father Chedi's  semen
• A fisherman catches the fish and notices their is a baby girl inside
• He raises the girl as his own
• She was brought up as a commoner
• She helped her father do his job
• He named her Satyavati
• A sage named Parashara fell in love with her
• They had a child together names Vyasa.  
• Parashara makes her smell like flowers instead of fish as a gift
• King Shantanu discovers her
• He marries her because of her amazing scent
• Her child is now the successor of the king
• Bhishma does this and is rewarded
• Bhishma gets to choose when he dies