He was a good man. Sparta has many better.
Spartan mother, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Argileonis 1 (240c)
He was a good man. Sparta has many better.
Spartan mother, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Argileonis 1 (240c)
The source
"He was a good man. Sparta has many better." Spartan mother said it in Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Argileonis 1 (240c). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
"καλὸς μὲν ἦν κἀγαθὸς ὁ παῖς μου ... πολλοὺς δʼ ἄνδρας Λακεδαίμων ἔχει τήνου κάρρονας."Original Greek, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Argileonis 1 (240c). Greek: Bernardakis 1889 (Teubner) via Perseus; Argileonis, mother of Brasidas.
Who said it
The Spartans (8th–4th century BC). Laconic sayings from Lycurgus, Leonidas, Dienekes and the mothers of Sparta, recorded by Herodotus and Plutarch.
Questions
- Who said "He was a good man. Sparta has many better."?
- Spartan mother (8th–4th century BC). Source: Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Argileonis 1 (240c).
- What is the original Greek?
- καλὸς μὲν ἦν κἀγαθὸς ὁ παῖς μου ... πολλοὺς δʼ ἄνδρας Λακεδαίμων ἔχει τήνου κάρρονας. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
Filed under Laconic.
Wear Spartan mother
Blot out the sun? Good. We'll fight in the shade.
Dienekes, Herodotus, Histories 7.226
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With it or on it.
Spartan mother, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women 241f
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Sword too short? Take one step closer.
Spartan mother, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Anonymous 18 (241f)
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They're close? Then so are we.
Leonidas, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Leonidas 7 (225b)
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