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(New edited ver. 2016)
"ΤΑΝ Η ΕΠΙ ΤΑΣ"
Meaning "either you will win the battle, or you will die and then be carried back home on your shield".
It was said by Spartan mothers to their sons before they went out to battle to remind them of their bravery and duty to Sparta and Greece. A hoplite could not escape the field of battle unless he tossed away the heavy and cumbersome shield. Therefore losing one's shield meant desertion"
The song:www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE6zIq…
"ΤΑΝ Η ΕΠΙ ΤΑΣ"
Meaning "either you will win the battle, or you will die and then be carried back home on your shield".
It was said by Spartan mothers to their sons before they went out to battle to remind them of their bravery and duty to Sparta and Greece. A hoplite could not escape the field of battle unless he tossed away the heavy and cumbersome shield. Therefore losing one's shield meant desertion"
The song:www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE6zIq…
Image size
3937x5929px 12.47 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon DIGITAL IXUS 55
Shutter Speed
1/20 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
6 mm
Date Taken
Nov 26, 2006, 8:15:42 PM
Sensor Size
10mm
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A Greek guy told me that Greek mothers still use that sentence today when their sons are about to take a test or exam.
He was from Sparta.