1.9.5
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[ 5 ] ἔνθα Κῦρος αἰδημονέστατος μὲν πρῶτον τῶν ἡλικιωτῶν ἐδόκει εἶναι , τοῖς τε πρεσβυτέροις καὶ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ὑποδεεστέρων μᾶλλον πείθεσθαι , ἔπειτα δὲ φιλιππότατος καὶ τοῖς ἵπποις ἄριστα χρῆσθαι : ἔκρινον δ᾽ αὐτὸν καὶ τῶν εἰς τὸν πόλεμον ἔργων , τοξικῆς τε καὶ ἀκοντίσεως , φιλομαθέστατον εἶναι καὶ μελετηρότατον .
[
5
]
Here
,
then
,
Cyrus
was
reputed
to
be
,
in
the
first
place
,
the
most
modest
of
his
fellows
,
and
even
more
obedient
to
his
elders
than
were
his
inferiors
in
rank
;
secondly
,
the
most
devoted
to
horses
and
the
most
skilful
in
managing
horses
;
he
was
also
adjudged
the
most
eager
to
learn
,
and
the
most
diligent
in
practising
,
military
accomplishments
,
alike
the
use
of
the
bow
and
of
the
javelin
.