The Ancient Customs of the Spartans (28-30)

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They worship Aphrodite in her full armour, and the statues of all the gods, both female and male, they make with spear in hand to indicate that all the gods have the valour which war demands.[*]

Those fond of proverbs are wont to quote this on occasion:

Yer ain hand use when Fortune ye would call,

thus indicating that calling on the gods for aid ought to be accompanied by effort and action on one’s own part, or else they should not be invoked.[*]

They used to make the Helots drunk and exhibit them to the young as a deterrent from excessive drinking.[*]

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