—the guardians [i.e. the auxiliaries] must be courageous, 2. 375; 3. 386, 413 E, 416 E; 4. 429; 6. 503 E; must have no fear of death, 3. 386 (cp. 6. 486 C); not to weep, 3. 387 (cp. 10. 603 E); nor to be given to laughter, 3. 388 [cp. Laws 5. 732; 11. 935]; must be temperate, ib. 389 D; must not be avaricious, ib. 390 E; must only imitate noble characters and actions, ib. 395 foll., 402 E; must only learn the Dorian and Phrygian harmonies, and play on the lyre and harp, ib. 398, 399; must be sober, ib. 398 E, 403 E; must be reared amid fair surroundings, ib. 401; athletes of war, ib. 403, 404 B; 4. 422; 7. 521 E; 8. 543 [cp. Laws 8. 830]; must live according to rule, 3. 404; will not go to law or have resort to medicine, ib. 410 A; must have common meals and live a soldier’s life, ib. 416; will not require gold or silver or property of any kind, ib. 417; 4. 419, 420 A, 422 D; 5. 464 C; compared to a garrison of mercenaries (Adeimantus), 4. 419 (cp. 8. 543); must go to war on horseback in their childhood, 5. 467; 7. 537 A; regulations for their conduct in war, 5. 467–471: —female guardians, ib., 456, 458, 468; 7. 540 C (cp. Women).
Gyges, 2. 359 C; 10. 612 B.
Gymnastic, supposed to be intended only for the body, 2. 376 E; 3. 403; 7. 521 [cp. Laws 7. 795 E]; really designed for the improvement of the soul, 3. 410; like music, should be continued throughout life, ib. 403 C; effect of excessive, ib. 404, 410; 7. 537 B; should be of a simple character, 3. 404, 410 A; the ancient forms of, to be retained, 4. 424; must co-operate with music in creating a harmony of the soul, ib. 441 E; suitable to women, 5. 452–457 [cp. Laws 7. 804, 813, 833]; ought to be combined with intellectual pursuits, 7. 535 D [cp. Tim. 88]; time to be spent in, ib. 537.