Dercylidas, when Pyrrhus had his army near Sparta,In 272 B.C. was sent to him as ambassador; and when Pyrrhus stated that they must receive their king Cleonymus, or they would find out that they were no braver than any of the rest, Dercylidas interrupted to say, If this man is a god, we do not fear him, for we are guilty of no wrong; but if he is a man, he is surely not superior to us.