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Hereupon Cleomenes, the son of Anaxandridas, who was then king of
the Spartans, went in person to Egina, intending to seize those
whose guilt was the greatest. As soon however as he tried to arrest
them, a number of the Eginetins made resistance; a certain Crius,
son of Polycritus, being the foremost in violence. This person told
him "he should not carry off a single Eginetan without it costing him
dear - the Athenians had bribed him to make this attack, for which he
had no warrant from his own government - otherwise both the kings would
have come together to make the seizure." This he said in consequence
of instructions which he had received from Demaratus. Hereupon
Cleomenes, finding that he must quit Egina, asked Crius his name;
and when Crius told him, "Get thy horns tipped with brass with all
speed, O Crius!" he said, "for thou wilt have to struggle with a
great danger."
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