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A bronze King Leonidas I of Sparta stands atop the monument at Thermopylae, spear leveled and shield bearing a gorgon's face, guarding the pass where he and his men made their last stand against the Persian army in 480 BC. The site lies in Central Greece, near Lamia, along the old road linking Athens to the north.
Cut into the stone below him is the phrase "Μολὼν Λαβέ" — "Come and take them." Plutarch records this as Leonidas's answer when Xerxes demanded the Spartans lay down their arms. No speech, no negotiation — just two words, and an army that meant to keep them.
On either side of the wall lie two marble figures, reclining rather than standing: personifications of Mount Taygetos and the Eurotas River, the mountain and river that define Sparta's homeland. Instead of flanking their king with more warriors, the sculptor placed the land itself beside him — reminding visitors that Leonidas didn't just defend a city, but the earth it stood on.
Together, the three figures form a single idea: a king, his word, and the ground he refused to give up.
Photos by Dirk Behlau, www.pixeleye.de
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Small 7inch high ornament of Spartan king Leonidas shot with wide angle macro lens.
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The Memorial statue of The Spartan King Leonidas at Thermopylae, Greece where the famous battle took place. The inscription " Molon Labe" translates to " come and take them " . The reply given by Leonidas when the Persians ordered him to lay down his weapons.
The inscription ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ means " Come and take them ! "
Took this with my Canon 16-35mm at 16mm.
It was a lifelong ambition to visit Sparta. I am in love with the history of Ancient Greece. The ancient ruins are about 400 yards behind the statue beyond the stadium.
From the Greek phrase meaning of, "Come and take it" (Molṑn Labé) is used in this digital artwork rendition.
This is 100% digital art painting done in Photoshop. (no actual photographs except for reference)
Just me and the camera on ten second timer. 40 degrees heat!! it was an insane steep climb up through thick bushes to the ancient Phocian wall. Amazing experience.
Here is where the Last stand of The 300 Spartans took place at Thermopylae. Herodotus the only contemporary Historian to record the event tells us that over a million plus Persians attacked this spot over a three day period. Defended on the third and final day by 300 Spartans, a small number of Thespians and some Thebans ( The Thebans deserted and swapped sides at the start of fighting on the third day! ). The Spartans by now had no spears left ( all broken ) and most had broken their other weapon of choice, the short sword. Herodotus tells us " They fought with their hands, nails and teeth " So ferociuos was the defence that the Persians withdrew and The Persian King ordered his thousands upon thousands of archers to finish the Spartans off at long range!
Anyone who saw the Film 300, this is the wall the Spartans were building up!
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Molon Labe is a traditional shout of defiance when someone tries to disarm someone else. The literal translation from Greek is "Come! Take!" It is a dare. I'm sorry that so few people recognize the expression and its significance. Some are content to say just "It's Greek to me." If you saw the movie 300, you saw King Leonidas defy the Persian king this way at the Battle of Thermopylae, (480 bce ),
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(Pronounced "moh-'lone lah-'veh") A classical expression of defiance.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ is a classic cry of defiance to anyone who attempts to disarm us. The expression on my partner's shirt has potent implications except that, being in Greek, its significance is obscure. Even people who remember the movie 300, may not recognize ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ is "Come and get them" after the Persian king demands that King Leonidas surrender --(Near the end of this 50 second clip . . .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpUVQ_z6Zcs.
As wes posted, putting the Greek words into lower case, "μολὼν λαβέ = "Come and take it", if you can!".
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