Zeus lakedaimon

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The History of Herodotus — Volume 2 secondary

Herodotus · 5th century BCE (Book V; overall composition of Histories spans roughly mid-5th century BCE)
BOOK V. THE FIFTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED TERPSICHORE > BOOK VI. THE SIXTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED ERATO (16/48)

Herodotus moves to Spartan constitutional matters, listing the royal rights: priesthoods to Zeus Lakedaimon and Zeus Uranios, control of war, precedence in expeditions, and a guard of chosen men.

both themselves were at variance, they say, with one another, though they were brothers, throughout the whole time of their lives, and their descendants also continued after the same manner. 53. This is the report given by the Lacedemonians alone of all the Hellenes; but this which follows I write in accordance with that which is reported by the Hellenes generally,--I mean that the names of these kings of the Dorian…