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Leonidas I

Leonidas

also: Leónidasz

Leonidas I (died 480 BC), Spartan king who led the famous last stand at Thermopylae. In scene 14 Lucifer uses his death as evidence that heroism requires material deprivation: a Leonidas raised in luxury would not have sacrificed himself.

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Mentioned in 2 works (3 mentions)

Collected Poems (319 Poems, 1837–1864) poem · 2 mentions
The Tragedy of Man Drama · 1 mention

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