Nearly five centuries before the birth of Christ, when King Leonidas screamed “Molon labe!” or “Come and get [them]!” to the Persian armed forces at the Battle of Thermopylae in ancient Greece, he was ...
The literal translation of “molon labe” is “come” (molon) and “take” (labe). The phrase is often used in a confrontational context, expressing a willingness to fight and resist.
Molon Labe —Ancient Greek for “come and take them,” or literally: “Come! Take!”—is a phrase frequently invoked by the right-wing fringe of the “2A” community of gun owners.
Leonidas famously responded with two words: “Molon Labe”, or “Come and take them.” Yeah, Leonidas is basically credited with the earliest known use of “Come at me, bro.” but what a way to face down certain death.
Molon labe (Ancient Greek: μολὼν λαβέ), meaning 'come and take [them]', is a classical expression of defiance. It is among the Laconic phrases reported by Plutarch, attributed to King Leonidas I in reply to the demand by Xerxes I that the Spartans surrender their weapons.
"Molon labe" is reportedly the response of Diogenes of Sparta to Xerxes I of Persia when Xerxes demanded that the Greeks lay down their arms and surrender. You know, like in that historically accurate ...
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Molon labe(mo-lone lah-veh)
Two little words. With these two ...New airline seats from a lab in Golden could change the way people travel by plane. The new design from Molon Labe Seating in Golden is called the Freedom Seat and aims to make flying more accessible ...