Chapter Nine
Ares and Aphrodite
Άρης και Αφροδίτη
It was well-known among Greeks that the Spartans were orthodox in their faith, how they honoured and worshiped the Gods. All Greeks were, more or less, but the Spartans took faith with as much seriousness as they did battle. It was all or nothing.
However, as Kyniska lay awake in the dark hours of morning, watching Stefanos mumble in this sleep by the light of the lamp-light, she found what he said to be quite unbelievable. How many times had she prayed to the Gods that Archidamus, her father, should return to speak words of comfort to her, to give her strength?
It was something she had wished for, but never been given. It seemed only Odysseus had been able to venture into the halls of Hades to speak with the dead. And yet, the man lay
