30Two crimes brought punishment on this hero:he was the first to pollute mortals with the taint of kindred bloodshed—not without cunning—and once in the recesses of her great bedchamberhe made an attempt

On hearing their decision, the Spartan king made a last solemn appeal to the powers who presided over the territory of Plataea, a hallowed precinct, now about to be given up to plunder and ravage: "Ye

Zeus, Accomplisher, grant that such a destiny may always hold goodfor Aetna’s citizens and kings beside the waters of Amenas,*a true record on the lips of men.For if you help him, a ruler who advises his