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consult the gods。

'2' I。e。 a Heracleid; in whichever line descended; and; through     Heracles; from Zeus himself。 The kings are therefore 〃heroes;〃     i。e。 demigods。 See below; and for their privileges; see Herod。 vi。     56; 57。

'3' See 〃Ages。〃 v。 1。

Close by the palace a lake affords an unrestricted supply of water; and how useful that is for various purposes they best can tell who lack the luxury。'4' Moreover; all rise from their seats to give place to the king; save only that the ephors rise not from their thrones of office。 Monthly they exchange oaths; the ephors in behalf of the state; the king himself in his own behalf。 And this is the oath on the king's part: 〃I will exercise my kingship in accordance with the established laws of the state。〃 And on the part of the state the oath runs: 〃So long as he'5' (who exercises kingship) shall abide by his oaths we will not suffer his kingdom to be shaken。〃'6'

'4' See Hartman; 〃An。 Xen。 N。〃 p。 274; but cf。 〃Cyneget。〃 v。 34;     〃Anab。〃 V。 iii。 8。

'5' Lit。 〃he yonder。〃

'6' Lit。 〃we will keep it for him unshaken。〃 See L。 Dindorf; n。 ad     loc。 and praef。 p。 14 D。

These then are the honours bestowed upon the king during his lifetime 'at home''7'honours by no means much exceeding those of private citizens; since the lawgiver was minded neither to suggest to the kings the pride of the despotic monarch;'8' nor; on the other hand; to engender in the heart of the citizen envy of their power。 As to those other honours which are given to the king at his death;'9' the laws of Lycurgus would seem plainly to signify hereby that these kings of Lacedaemon are not mere mortals but heroic beings; and that is why they are preferred in honour。'10'

'7' The words 〃at home〃 look like an insertion。

'8' Lit。 〃the tyrant's pride。〃

'9' See 〃Hell。〃 III。 iii。 1; 〃Ages。〃 xi。 16; Herod。 vi。 58。

'10' Intentionally or not on the part of the writer; the concluding     words; in which the intention of the Laws is conveyed; assume a     metrical form:

{oukh os anthropous all os eroas tous Lakedaimonion basileis protetimekasin。}

    See Ern。 Naumann; op。 cit。 p。 18。





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