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| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | |
| Posted By: Your Name Here | Date: 10/8/06 6:42 p.m. |
In Response To: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo (Brodingo) :From Wikipedia- Oracle at Delphi The legend of Thermopylae, as told by Herodotus, has it that Sparta consulted the Oracle at Delphi before setting out to meet the Persian army. The Oracle is said to have made the following prophecy in hexameter verse[5]: O ye men who dwell in the streets of broad Lacedaemon! Either your glorious town shall be sacked by the children of Perseus, Or, in exchange, must all through the whole Laconian country Mourn for the loss of a king, descendant of great Heracles. He cannot be withstood by the courage of bulls nor of lions, Strive as they may; he is mighty as Jove; there is naught that shall stay him, Till he have got for his prey your king, or your glorious city. In essence, the Oracle's warning was that either Sparta would be conquered and left in ruins, or one of her two hereditary kings must sacrifice his life to save her. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
"one of her two hereditary kings must sacrifice his life to save her."
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| The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | Brodingo | 10/6/06 12:30 a.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | DirkGently | 10/6/06 12:52 a.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | Brodingo | 10/6/06 1:20 a.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | vshields ash | 10/6/06 4:49 a.m. |
| Mmmmm...tasty. | yakaman | 10/6/06 7:32 a.m. |
| 300 Greek Spartans = 5 Spartan IIs *NM* | Vlad3163 | 10/6/06 9:31 a.m. |
| Re: Mmmmm...tasty. | Hawaiian Pig | 10/6/06 8:19 p.m. |
| Re: Mmmmm...tasty. | Rosco-128 | 10/6/06 11:51 p.m. |
| Re: Mmmmm...tasty. | BARBARIC RAGE | 10/7/06 6:40 p.m. |
| Re: Mmmmm...tasty. | Tucsonbatman | 10/7/06 12:13 p.m. |
| Re: Mmmmm...tasty. | Black Guard | 10/10/06 9:01 a.m. |
| Rewrite! | serpx | 10/6/06 11:25 a.m. |
| Re: Rewrite! | Brodingo | 10/6/06 12:24 p.m. |
| Ghosts of Onyx | Evil Squid | 10/6/06 6:57 p.m. |
| hmm interesting... *NM* | Brodingo | 10/6/06 7:35 p.m. |
| Thermopylae Connection In The Halo Novels | zwitterion117 | 10/6/06 7:55 p.m. |
| Re: Thermopylae Connection In The Halo Novels | Brodingo | 10/6/06 9:12 p.m. |
| Re: Thermopylae Connection In The Halo Novels | zwitterion117 | 10/7/06 8:55 a.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | JR | 10/7/06 10:42 a.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | Brodingo | 10/7/06 12:49 p.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | Zerowind117 | 10/7/06 12:21 p.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | Rosco-128 | 10/7/06 9:22 p.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | Brodingo | 10/8/06 12:14 p.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | JR | 10/16/06 6:33 p.m. |
| Defense of Reach | thesoffish | 10/8/06 1:29 a.m. |
| Re: Defense of Reach | DeathPredator | 10/11/06 9:48 a.m. |
| Re: Defense of Reach | Hikaru-119 | 10/11/06 11:42 a.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | Your Name Here | 10/8/06 6:42 p.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | j41m3z | 10/8/06 7:47 p.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | yoshiary | 10/8/06 9:35 p.m. |
| Re: The 300, cortana the oracle... | vshields ash | 10/8/06 9:40 p.m. |
| Re: The 300, Thermopylae, and Halo | JR | 10/16/06 6:39 p.m. |
| Thanks Finn! | Brodingo | 10/31/06 5:16 p.m. |
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