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Then they called him god-touched.
The ephors were consulted, and he was made to climb the mountain. Yet when she was given the question, the ephors standing nearby to interpret, the Oracle did not mumble or speak in terms that only those trained in the mysteries of Apollo Pythios could understand. She stood up, opened her eyes, looked at him, and said, in a voice both terrible and glorious, "Wait, King of Sparta. She comes."
The ephors prostrated themselves in terror. He, feeling the eyes of the god upon him, fell to his knees.