Dienekes’ assertion is proof of the faith and honor they harbor before confronting their adversaries. “What else can a man feel at that moment than the most grave and profound thanksgiving to the gods who, for reasons unknowable, have spared his life this day? Don’t even fight, he said, to protect your family or your home. - Ayn Rand View More Favorite Quotes Here We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. ― Steven Pressfield, quote from Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae, “When a man seats before his eyes the bronze face of his helmet and steps off from the line of departure, he divides himself, as he divides his ‘ticket,’ in two parts. And all they ask, all they want or need, all it costs YOU to get ALL of that, is a simple word of kindness. But to extinguish the selfish self within, that part which looks only to its own preservation, to save its own skin. But it is not ours, my friend. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book We also accept Cavalry and the Persian Immortals are beginning to pour over the wall. “Then this man returns, alive, out of the slaughter. He was acclaimed the bravest of all the three hundred Spartiates selected to fight in that battle. That was the glue. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. Thus, the only acceptable outcome for them is victory despite the adversity. While, Arete asks Xeo what happened when he accompanied, On the morning of the march-out, Xeo watches Arete solemnly bid, ...describes massive stores of weapons, supplies, and even sky-high mountains of paper for inventory. Like a girl, a baby running after her mother, begging to be picked up, and she tugs on her skirts, holding her back as she tries to hurry off—all tears, fawning up at her, till she takes her in her arms… That’s how you look, Patroclus, streaming live tears. Quotes Gates of Fire (1998) I had always wondered what it felt like to die. He shares his timeless wisdom throughout the book with his protege. Let them embrace their wives and children. I would know it even in madness.”. DIENEKES' FAVORITE QUOTES "In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can win. ...Alexandros’s bravery. They are alive! The King replied, 'It was caused by your good fate and my bad fate. Može li išta biti veličanstvenije,plemenitije?! Line-by-line modern translations of every Shakespeare play and poem. #3: “We reached for each other and I thought of how many nights I had lain awake in this room loving him in silence.” When Alexandros’s lungs spasm, Xeo instinctively pulls his punch, but, ...slope onto the field as his friend searches for his loved ones. The reason their line of defense was indestructible was their superior military tactics and weaponry. War is work, not mystery.” Accordingly, they balance both fears in order to overcome any anxieties. I'm sure of that now. He hears his name called and comes forward to take his ticket. Xeo does so, as the story was originally told to, “Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. This statement is uttered after the Persian messenger asserts to the Spartans that their arrows will black out the sun. One man will lob this query to his mate as they prepare to bed down in the open in a cold driving rain. He preaches that there is a "force beyond fear" through only attaining and abiding by the virtues laid out by Spartan law. They will love you when your wives and husbands sneak behind your backs. ...before the final battle, Leonidas chatted with each of his generals. To fire their valor when it flagged and rein in their fury when it threatened to take them out of hand. A king does not require service of those he leads but provides it to them...A king does not expend his substance to enslave men, but by his conduct and example makes them free.” This statement is uttered after the Persian messenger asserts to the Spartans that their arrows will black out the sun. He asks. This makes him a hero for all Greece, “a second Achilles.”, ...observes that Polynikes’ courage is “something in the blood and marrow,” an “instinctual supremacy,” whereas, Before everyone can disperse for the night, a helot boy brings a message from, ...the years, Xeo wonders often about his cousin Diomache, but even when his service for, A rump court gathers under cover of darkness, near the mess hall butchery. These dogs will be the truest and best partners you can ever hope to have, and they will give their lives for you. I have commanded an end to the slaughter of these whom today we called our enemies. He also describes the fighting ability of warriors who have touched the sublime in battle. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: ). When you train the mind to think one way and one way only, when you refuse to allow it to think in another, that will produce great strength in battle.” My life is more to me than all the wealth of Ilius. ― Brittany Cavallaro, quote from A Study in Charlotte, “I once heard a story about a girl who requested something so vile from her paramour that he told her family and they had her hauled her off to a sanatorium. pages, Rating: These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ...“killer instinct” in his friend. A job whose primary attribute was self-restraint and self-composure, not for his own sake, but for those whom he led by his example.” While the Persians were confident in their expertise and underestimated the Spartan’s weapons they ignored this factor in warfare. Should our enemies' arrows blot out the sun, then we shall fight in the shade. In the narrative, Persians were confident they will defeat the Greeks as the odds were against them. The Gates of Fire quotes below are all either spoken by Dienekes or refer to Dienekes . We will never be here again. He is a minor character in the video game Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018).[6]. Let them, like us, weep tears of salvation and burn thank-offerings to the gods. ― Steven Pressfield, quote from Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae, “instill courage not by his words alone but by the calm and professional manner with which he spoke them.