Histories

Since he was of this opinion, Dorieus was very angry when at Anaxandrides' death the Lacedaemonians followed their custom and made Cleomenes king by right of age. Since he would not tolerate being made subject to Cleomenes, he asked the Spartans for a group of people whom he took away as colonists. He neither inquired of the oracle at Delphi [22.5167,38.4917] (Perseus) Delphi in what land he should establish his settlement, nor did anything else that was customary but set sail in great anger for Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya, with men of +Thera [25.433,36.4] (island), Cyclades, Aegean Islands, Greece, Europe Thera to guide him.