"And if the daughters of great Zeus honor a king cherished by Zeus and look upon him when he is born,
they pour on his tongue sweet dew and make the words that flow from his mouth honey-sweet,
and all the people look up to him as with straight justice he gives his verdict and with unerring firmness
and wisdom brings some great strife to a swift end.
This is why kings are prudent, and when in the assembly injustice is done, wrongs are righted by the
kings with ease and gentle persuasion.
When such a king comes to the assembly he stands out; yes, he is revered like a god and treated with
cheerful respect."
The people of ancient Greece gave an undivided respect for their gods as well as their kings. Here we see for the first time in this piece the bond between the gods and the kings in an exhilarating way. It is evident that a king's image, the way we know, involves power, responsibility, authority, and persuasion abilities that allow people to sacrifice their lives by going to war against other nations. Here, we see that those kings were given these traits rather than developed them by themselves. For that to happen, all nine daughters of Zeus should nominate the most suitable individual that Zeus observed from birth for a king. The gods will cover the king's tongue with "sweet dew"; this word used to emphasize the divined public speaking abilities that kings receives from the gods. On top of remarkable speech performances, the nine daughters of Zeus willprovide the king with an unstoppable persuasion abilities that may help him to lead his people to greatness. The piece even include a practical example for those abilities to be applied in assemblies were injustices often occurs; there, of course, the king gently make a righteous decision and brings back justice to his people.After all, the king, in the minds of the people of ancient Greece, had a direct link to the gods, and that gave him the privilege to represent his people, and his people to follow him unanimously.