When Leutychides came to Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens and demanded back the hostages, the Athenians were unwilling to give them back and made excuses, saying that two kings had given them the trust and they deemed it wrong to restore it to one without the other.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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