The Spiritual Elements about The Battle of Thermopylae

The AMAZING little known spiritual aspects to the legendary Battle of Thermopylae and King Leonidas's 300 warriors.
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Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. Lasting over the course of three days, it was one of the most prominent battles of both the second Persian invasion of Greece and the wider Greco-Persian Wars. Leonidas I was a king of the Greek city-state of Sparta, and the 17th of the Agiad line, a dynasty which claimed descent from the mythical demigod Heracles. Leonidas I was a son of King Anaxandridas II. He succeeded his half-brother King Cleomenes I to the throne in c. 489 BC. His co-ruler was King Leotychidas. Xerxes I was a Persian ruler who served as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC.

[@arissarkides1380]

If anyone's brutally interested in Hellenic and Germanic warfare I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt. Recently he made a video about Celtic infantry referring to the Celtic Thermopylae as well

[@TheHeathenCoalition]

cool

[@hypnotikkajjs]

Definetly a place i will visit one day.

[@Fires755]

Thank you wow!!!

[@cloudninetherapeutics7787]

"Fight for our homelands with little or no chance of success? Let's go" Could not agree more that it's the inspiration we need more of today.

[@edgarburlyman738]

They bigly risked dying but their chance of success at their tactical goal was high from the start. Important detail.

[@markhall9007]

I would love to go out like that. I’m ready, let’s go!!!

[@yoeyyoey8937]

I didn’t know about them not fighting cause of the festival and how that’s related to Norse traditions, thanks for this video! I think as far as being descendant from “gods”, I think it’s more of a signifier of having heroic ancestors, who themselves would be considered “sons of gods/heros”. Being a “hero” back then literally implied that they were at least demigods, that’s where the word comes from (Heracles, which comes from Hera-he suckled her milk to get divine powers). However, I do believe every spartan considered themselves descendant from Heracles or at least his family/people.

[@nicoseveritt474]

Great video!!!

[@aurevoiralex]

You're very clearly passionate about this place, and with good reason. I really appreciate your analysis and echo your sentiment. Extra points for sliding in a Gimli (son of Glóin) quote! 😄

[@noctisthehumanslayer777]

I honestly wonder if that's another Indo Euro tradition to have a major celebration during the whole month of August. Aside from celebrating Halloween and the Harvest of course, but I couldn't help but think of the similarities between the Greeks and Celts/Norse Pagans because I know Celts far off to the west (especially Ireland) used to celebrate De Domhnaigh Crom Dubh (Crom Dubh Sunday around the first Sunday of August) where they feasted and partied and sacrificed to Com Dubh on the Altoire de Greine (Altar of the Sun). Very interesting the similarities... 🤔😋

[@user-gh6ig8ty1m]

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[@kev1734]

Thats awesome thanks for taking us with you on this visit!

[@nikolascend]

Μολών Λαβέ. Cool Video.

[@edgarburlyman738]

Having more responsibility to die for the people once you've had a son (raised to age like five, I imagine) is a great custom.

[@kariannecrysler640]

I hope you’re enjoying the eclipse today, now lol

[@terenceballands3321]

Excellent.

[@MrVindler]

Amazing video.

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video ⚔️

[@rickardt1222]

Fantastic video! Thank you 🙏

[@wilheimreis8272]

this is great stuff. keep it up. we all love your content💪🤘🪓🤘💪

[@davidwright9092]

Thank you for showing this place

[@Mark-mu4pj]

Fantastic video

[@gregoryleevandall1880]

Ty for continuing these amazingly awesome videos …I hope life is treating you very well my friend 😎 ✌️ ❤️

[@orgonsolo6291]

Thanks, this was very insightful.. I actually have that Herodotus book, .. I'll be going through IT this winter and look forward to that. Thanks 🙏

[@palehorsecowboy4]

Great stuff. The spirits of many colossal wariors were with you @ Thermopolae. The feeling must have been tremendous. 😎

[@soveriegn478]

Happy new year

[@user-oe1bu5qw1w]

8:18 The battle of thermopolymerization (in subs)...

[@Zoomer_Analysis]

Based.

[@Non-Serviam300]

A dude after my own heart. This gives me hope. Glad I’m not alone in my sentiments. 🤘😎💪🙏 You answered his wish: REMEMBER US

[@topcatluvnuify]

Hey, love the channel, and you do an amazing job at it. Thought this might interest you. It is a fascinating video of dionysus and his influence throughout ancient philosophy as well touches into Norse mythology, a bit long, but awesome!! It's called mind-blowing origins of dionysus from gnostic informant!

[@markhall9007]

Yaaaaaa Micheal a new video, you da man! It’s been a lil while but you knocked this video out of the park! I wish some day to visit at least 1% of the places you have went. Thermopylae, Copenhagen, Oslo, Germany… ah that would be great. Be safe my bröder, Skal!!!

[@asgrim1513]

why do you weird people outside scandinavia always end your sentences with "skal" nobody does that

[@markhall9007]

@@asgrim1513 because we are veird!! Why do you ask when you hast answered thoust on question. Skal!

[@asgrim1513]

@@markhall9007 not weird, cringe because you use a word outside your language completly wrong.

[@fajtak72]

Alexander The Great in next vid ? :D

[@Mik31276]

Well Europe is being invaded, but nothing is being done. America as well.

[@goblinpresident4234]

No it isn't

[@rickardt1222]

​@@goblinpresident4234 Yes it is. And if you cannot see that, prepare to embrace everything the MENA people will force on us once they are in majority 🤡

[@kostasbiker9302]

Yes it is, for about 30 years now.@@goblinpresident4234

[@sarahgilbert8036]

​@@goblinpresident4234actually, it is. Not by an organized army, but there's a lot of additional, almost daily, weapons-crimes that were not common a few years back.

[@ktheterkuceder6825]

​@@sarahgilbert8036Tbh its not after ww2 europeans stoped killing each other. In the thousands,tens or hundreds of thousands and in millions.

[@constantinelossev6541]

Hello, thanks for the most of your previous videos. I'm curious why you did use the Smolensk view (4:04-4:08) in this story... Gnezdovo (ancient Smolensk) is the largest complex of burial mounds of the Viking age in Europe. It concerns vikings , but how come it deals with the Thermopylae?

[@ashlykuhn2220]

Although it is very interesting to have found out that the story of the great 300 Spartans was true

[@Melys415]

It was a place of pride and honor. It was a place that inspired men to be warriors.

[@jonaspucher4086]

Always when I hear that someone is descended from a god (e.g. Herakles). I think that it does not mean that they are physically descended, but that said person has a lot of energy that is associated with that deity. Those people (at least originally) knew that the gods are not physical. They knew where babies come from. Why else would they say that?

[@Monkey-Boy2006]

I used to think that Pagan Gods were metaphorical until I studied Early Medieval History in College. Then I came to the conclusion that the Gods were real people who achieved some great things, fantastic stories were spread about them that were metaphorical and it was the time of great imagination and embellishment. You know.....a time before television LOL

[@kevinlawler3252]

The numbers of men who would stand for their peoples existence today in the West is quite low. However they do still exist, the way things are going today.. it may be that we see them in action before too long.

[@haleth983]

🐺

[@rampanzalma]

Wondering if some Norse are descendants of wandering Greeks? Boats and shields similar✨✨✨

[@auzawandilaz6971]

no

[@Sam-lm8gi]

Curious: Is there something going on in Greece right now? I've noticed a ton of pagan YT creators all making videos from Greece lately. Presumably not a coincidence. Why is everyone flocking to Greece?

[@dharakis]

Ελλαδα Ελληνικη και κοσμος ΑΩ

[@ashlykuhn2220]

Hey Thor wasup how u doing..I just wanted to ask if we are saying goodbye to the old norse culture and how you explain it to us?I appreciate your time and effort in this process for these Greek clips but we are norse pagan and Nordic bronze age and a little Germanic..I don't know if anyone else agrees with me? Let's go back to our ways pls 🎉😅

[@WinMulchegiano]

First of all this is super relative to Norse culture becsuse like Greek mythology our beliefs descend from the Indo European beliefs so they are actually the same gods interpreted differently. Do some research before you start looking stupid.

[@lostboy8084]

Most of the reason why they would do so is to avoid the title of coward shaming the family as family name and status means a lot. And of course to prevent rape and murder of their family unlike now you have certain protection being a non combative citizen of the place.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Even just culturally you were a loser if you didn’t fight. No one cares about anything else. All the poets and artists in Ancient Greece only mention their military accomplishments on their tombstones

[@jimd5955]

That was normal in America when I was growing up but it got blown up and I watched in disbelief as the teachings of the radical retards that we used to laugh at became the new america

[@sumerlilangel]

Didn't the people of Troy migrate north to become the Germanic people? I could have sworn I read that in a book a long time ago. That would explain why they claim the same ancestry.

[@theperipatetic2165]

I don't disagree with any of this, but would point out that the Greeks absolutely fought amongst and sought to conquer each other, at least in notable instances, like the Spartan conquest and enslavement of the Messenians. Prior to the Persian invasion, many considered the Spartans 'bullies'. This heroism temporarily made them superstars, until they achieved and abused their hegemony and were put in their place by the Thebans.

[@andrewwalton1577]

You sound like a liberal or like your from the middle east lol

[@jamesvandemark2086]

Leonidas's response? So very similar to the "Get some!" shouted by American troops!

[@palehorsecowboy4]

And thus the second amendment was born. " From my cold dead hands." History is facinating 😎

[@Laocoon283]

Have you watched the Netflix comedy show "Norsemen"?

[@Wy1dB1ll]

In-Laws are coming? I couldn't leave fast enough

[@rustysglass]

Like number 666

[@donaldhart2310]

Well, sure I could go and fight for our freedom from horrible tyranny but, who will build the transgender bathroom and besides my therapy cat has the sniffles...

[@sarahgilbert8036]

😂😂

[@Horatio.Mantooth]

Romulus mother was said to have been seduced and gotten pregnant from Ares. Alexander the great was said to have been the son of zeus.