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For those, like me, who were confused by the Greek: >Molon labe, meaning "come and take", is a classical expression of defiance. When the Persian armies demand
by Amorymeltzer 11y ago
For those, like me, who were confused by the Greek:
>Molon labe, meaning "come and take", is a classical expression of defiance. When the Persian armies demanded that the Greeks surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas I responded with this phrase.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molon_labe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molon_labe