Diēnékēs (Dieneces) (Greek: Διηνέκης) (died 480 BC) was a Spartan officer present at the Battle of Thermopylae. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Events By place Greece May — King Xerxes I of Persia marches from Sardis and onto Thrace The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη In the Battle of Thermopylae, which occurred in August 480 BC (and was detailed almost entirely by Herodotus) an alliance of Greek City-states fought He was acclaimed the bravest of all the three hundred Spartiates selected to fight in that battle. Spartiates were the males of Sparta with full citizenship They were the elite warrior class of the rigidly hierarchical Spartan society Herodotus related the following anecdote about Diēnékēs:

"Although extraordinary valor was displayed by the entire corps of Spartans and Thespians, yet bravest of all was declared the Spartan Diēnékēs. Herodotus of Halicarnassus ( Greek: Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek Historian who lived in the 5th century BC ( 484 BC&ndash Thespiae ( Greek Θεσπιαι Thespiai) was an ancient Greek city in Boeotia. It is said that on the eve of battle, he was told by a native of Trachis that the Persian archers were so numerous that, their arrows would blot out the sun. Trachis was a region in ancient Greece. Situated south of the river Spercheios, it was populated by the Malians. The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia Diēnékēs, however, undaunted by this prospect, remarked with a laugh, 'Good. Then we will fight in the shade'" - Histories, 7. 226

Diēnékēs is one of the main characters in Steven Pressfield's novel Gates of Fire. Steven Pressfield (born September 1943 in Port of Spain, Trinidad) is an American novelist and author of screenplays principally of Military Gates of Fire is a 1998 historical fiction novel by Steven Pressfield that recounts the Battle of Thermopylae through Xeones a Spartan He does not appear in the 1962 film The 300 Spartans; his famous line is delivered instead by King Leonidas himself in reply to a threat from the Persian general Hydarnes (the same scene also includes Leonidas' famous phrase, Molōn labe). The 300 Spartans is a 1962 film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. Leonidas ( Greek:; "Lion's son" "Lion-like" was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line one of the sons Hydarnes ( Old Persian Vidarna: " the ripper ", Greek Ὑδάρνης son of Hydarnes was an eminent Persian, the commander of the The Greek phrase Molōn labe! ( approximate Classical Greek pronunciation labé Modern Greek laˈve meaning "Come and take ^[1] He also does not appear in Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 or the film based on it; his famous quip is delivered instead by the fictional character Stēlios. Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark 300 is a historically-inspired 1998 Comic book Limited series (later collected into a single hardcover volume) written and illustrated PLEASE SEE THE DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING A MAJOR EDIT*** The topic of the article is controversial which may be under dispute Moreover, Stēlios makes the remark in response to a Persian taunt, not the statement of a fellow Greek.

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