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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