Spartan king, his fire-bearer, ii. 264
—— kings, supposed divinity of, i. 48 sq.;
not to be touched, iii. 226
Spartans, their sacrifice of horses to the sun, i. 315 sq.;
their kings liable to be deposed every eighth year, iv. 58 sq.;
their attempt to stop an earthquake, v. 196;
their flute-band, v. 196;
their red uniform, v. 196;
at Thermopylae, v. 197 n. 1;
their regard for the full moon, vi. 141;