ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
favourite: P. and V. παιδικά, τά (Eur., Cyclops 584, and Sophocles, Fragment), Ar. and V. μέλημα, τό, V. φῶς, τό, φάος, τό, τριβή, ἡ.
one's darlings: P. and V. τὰ φίλτατα.
See dear.