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Faizan
The King is kneeling, the sibyl is prophesying
prior to the Battle of Thermopylae
"You are the Great King, that king whom is king over kings and kingdoms-
Your domains stretch around the while Mediterranean,
The Caspian to the Red Sea.
To all peoples and languages.
From Egypt, to Ethiopia, to Babylon, and Palestine, and soon to be Greece!
But that will be short lived. (The King looked scornful at her last words but remained kneeling and silent and looking towards the sun... )
With your Immortals, and two million man army, you will find a way through the Hot Gates; a betrayer will show you for a handsome reward!
Soon the battle will be combined:
Victory at Thermopylae will be daunting to your soldiers;
You will need lashes to make them fight!
Thus, beseech the sun, if you will and death to the Greeks for their idol-worship as you wish, and to their gods, you so despise, your victory will be harsh. (From the corner of his eye, again he resented her prophesying but remained silent, looking towards the sun... )
I see they guard the Hot Gates, their leader is Leonidas: and as they do so your spies will soon tell you, they comb their hair, dance and eat.
Fear not, this is custom, it will pass. (And the king thought: 'How dare her say fear not, as if I have something to fear... ! But said naught.)
The blood of Hercules, runs through them.
There is seven hundred Thespians and four hundred Thebans, and only three hundred Spartans, but they will kill 20,000-of your men!...
(The King did not blink an eye... )
Your heat will say: 'Why do they not flee?'
The Thespians and Thebans hearts will be weak, but not the Spartans.
The Thebans will beg for Mercy, but the Spartans will give no quarter.
The mountains will cover them well.
And your generals will fight over the body Leonidas;
He will make your name remembered for three thousand years!"
prior to the Battle of Thermopylae
"You are the Great King, that king whom is king over kings and kingdoms-
Your domains stretch around the while Mediterranean,
The Caspian to the Red Sea.
To all peoples and languages.
From Egypt, to Ethiopia, to Babylon, and Palestine, and soon to be Greece!
But that will be short lived. (The King looked scornful at her last words but remained kneeling and silent and looking towards the sun... )
With your Immortals, and two million man army, you will find a way through the Hot Gates; a betrayer will show you for a handsome reward!
Soon the battle will be combined:
Victory at Thermopylae will be daunting to your soldiers;
You will need lashes to make them fight!
Thus, beseech the sun, if you will and death to the Greeks for their idol-worship as you wish, and to their gods, you so despise, your victory will be harsh. (From the corner of his eye, again he resented her prophesying but remained silent, looking towards the sun... )
I see they guard the Hot Gates, their leader is Leonidas: and as they do so your spies will soon tell you, they comb their hair, dance and eat.
Fear not, this is custom, it will pass. (And the king thought: 'How dare her say fear not, as if I have something to fear... ! But said naught.)
The blood of Hercules, runs through them.
There is seven hundred Thespians and four hundred Thebans, and only three hundred Spartans, but they will kill 20,000-of your men!...
(The King did not blink an eye... )
Your heat will say: 'Why do they not flee?'
The Thespians and Thebans hearts will be weak, but not the Spartans.
The Thebans will beg for Mercy, but the Spartans will give no quarter.
The mountains will cover them well.
And your generals will fight over the body Leonidas;
He will make your name remembered for three thousand years!"
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