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Page 59
... answered , " Last of the heroes is Kleomedes of Astypalea . ” And it also related that the corpse of Alkmena when it was being carried out for burial , disappeared , and a stone was found lying on the bier in its placo . And many such ...
... answered , " Last of the heroes is Kleomedes of Astypalea . ” And it also related that the corpse of Alkmena when it was being carried out for burial , disappeared , and a stone was found lying on the bier in its placo . And many such ...
Page 71
... answer in which the Pythia speaks of him as beloved by the gods , and a god rather than a man , and when he asked for a good system of laws answered that the god gives him what will prove by far the best of all constitutions . Elated by ...
... answer in which the Pythia speaks of him as beloved by the gods , and a god rather than a man , and when he asked for a good system of laws answered that the god gives him what will prove by far the best of all constitutions . Elated by ...
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... answered : " Nay , moro valuable , because more lasting . " In truth , by losing the odium of absolute power , the King of Sparta escaped all danger of being dethroned , as those of Argos and Messene were by their subjects , because ...
... answered : " Nay , moro valuable , because more lasting . " In truth , by losing the odium of absolute power , the King of Sparta escaped all danger of being dethroned , as those of Argos and Messene were by their subjects , because ...
Page 81
... answered , " Yes ; for we alone bring forth men . " XIV . These were also incentives to marriage , I mean these processions , and strippings , and exercises of the maidens in the sight of the young men , who , as l'lato says , are more ...
... answered , " Yes ; for we alone bring forth men . " XIV . These were also incentives to marriage , I mean these processions , and strippings , and exercises of the maidens in the sight of the young men , who , as l'lato says , are more ...
Page 83
... answered Geradas . This is what is said about their marriage ceremonies . 66 XV . A father had not the right of bringing up his off- spring , but had to carry it to a certain place called Lesché , where the elders of the tribe sat in ...
... answered Geradas . This is what is said about their marriage ceremonies . 66 XV . A father had not the right of bringing up his off- spring , but had to carry it to a certain place called Lesché , where the elders of the tribe sat in ...
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