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* ArcherArchetype: He knows how to use Aristodhemos' arc and he is a damn good archer!
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* DisabledLoveInterest: To Antinea.
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* AdultFear: Has some [[spoiler: when he becomes a father and worries that, if their rebellion fails, his son and wife will be killed]].
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* AdultFear: Watching his adoptive grandson being near the warriors and knowing they would stab him if they found out he's been observing them.
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* AdultFear: Him and Ismene share some.
** They are forced to abandon their son because he was born cripple.
** They found out that he survived, but their first son took a huge dislike on him and tried to kill him.
** They are forced to abandon their son because he was born cripple.
** They found out that he survived, but their first son took a huge dislike on him and tried to kill him.
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* AdultFear: Her and Aristarkhos share some.
** They are forced to abandon their son because he was born cripple.
** They found out that he survived, but their first son took a huge dislike on him and tried to kill him.
** They are forced to abandon their son because he was born cripple.
** They found out that he survived, but their first son took a huge dislike on him and tried to kill him.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: No one seemed to like him [[spoiler: after he returned alive from Thermopyles]] and didn't want to accompany him in battle.
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* HatedByAll: No one seemed to like him [[spoiler: after he returned alive from Thermopyles]] and didn't want to accompany him in battle.
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* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn:
** [[spoiler: After his adoptive grandpa dies]].
** [[spoiler: He is the only left from the Kleomenides family]].
** [[spoiler: After his adoptive grandpa dies]].
** [[spoiler: He is the only left from the Kleomenides family]].
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* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn:
** [[spoiler: After his adoptive grandpa dies]].
** [[spoiler: He is the only left from the Kleomenides family]].
** [[spoiler: After his adoptive grandpa dies]].
** [[spoiler: He is the only left from the Kleomenides family]].
* GorgeousGreek: As stated in HeroicBuild above.
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* GorgeousGreek: As stated in HeroicBuild above.
* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn:
** Him, alongside Talos and Agias, were the only ones who returned alive from the Hot Gates.
** [[spoiler: After his best friend commits suicide]].
** Him, alongside Talos and Agias, were the only ones who returned alive from the Hot Gates.
** [[spoiler: After his best friend commits suicide]].
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* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn:
** Him, alongside Talos and Agias, were the only ones who returned alive from the Hot Gates.
** [[spoiler: After his best friend commits suicide]].
** Him, alongside Talos and Agias, were the only ones who returned alive from the Hot Gates.
** [[spoiler: After his best friend commits suicide]].
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: It's implied that he likes Kleidimos, for being the only person he ever knew to treat him nice.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Kleidimos. Their backstories are a bit similar, since they both started out as slaves, gained the affection of Pausanias, but [[spoiler: ended up hating their jobs and wanted to return back to their old lives]]. Their personalities are similar, for both being akward teenagers.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Arguably, he had a rough childhood. All his life, he was harassed by men older than him, who only viewed him as a sex object.
* EasilyForgiven: Kleidimos easily forgives him when he learns that he back-stabbed him.
* LoverAndBeloved: The Beloved to Pausanias' lover.
* NeverFoundTheBody: After [[spoiler: he betrays Pausanias, he disappears and no one never heards of him again]].
* SexSlave: He is Pausanias' bed-warmer, a job that he strongly dislikes.
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: He expresses jealousy over his fellow slaves, who were not as harassed as him (due to not be as handsome).
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Kleidimos. Their backstories are a bit similar, since they both started out as slaves, gained the affection of Pausanias, but [[spoiler: ended up hating their jobs and wanted to return back to their old lives]]. Their personalities are similar, for both being akward teenagers.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Arguably, he had a rough childhood. All his life, he was harassed by men older than him, who only viewed him as a sex object.
* EasilyForgiven: Kleidimos easily forgives him when he learns that he back-stabbed him.
* LoverAndBeloved: The Beloved to Pausanias' lover.
* NeverFoundTheBody: After [[spoiler: he betrays Pausanias, he disappears and no one never heards of him again]].
* SexSlave: He is Pausanias' bed-warmer, a job that he strongly dislikes.
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: He expresses jealousy over his fellow slaves, who were not as harassed as him (due to not be as handsome).
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* DogsAreDumb: Not exactly, but this is how Kritolaos views him. It's true however that he tends to [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny space out quite often]].
* {{Foil}}: To Brithos' dog, Melas. As Talos corractly points out, Krios died while trying to protect his master, while Melas is just a bloodthirsty animal that only cares about killing.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Always there to help Talos.
* HeroicSacrifice: Died while [[spoiler: he tried to save his master from Melas]].
* PunnyName: In Greece, "Krios" means "Cold".
* {{Foil}}: To Brithos' dog, Melas. As Talos corractly points out, Krios died while trying to protect his master, while Melas is just a bloodthirsty animal that only cares about killing.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Always there to help Talos.
* HeroicSacrifice: Died while [[spoiler: he tried to save his master from Melas]].
* PunnyName: In Greece, "Krios" means "Cold".
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** They are forced to abandon their son because he was born cripple.
** They found out that he survived, but their first son took a huge dislike on him and tried to kill him.
* DotingParent: Cares for both of his sons.
* HappilyMarried: His last words to Brithos is to tell to his wife that he always loved her.
* HeroicSacrifice: Him, alongside Leonidas and 296 other men chose to die in Thermopylae to defend their country.
* InTheHood: Sometimes, he disgused himself and he went up to the mountain, just to catch a glimpse of his second son's life.
* NervousWreck: The abandonment of his second son left a bad impact on him.
** They found out that he survived, but their first son took a huge dislike on him and tried to kill him.
* DotingParent: Cares for both of his sons.
* HappilyMarried: His last words to Brithos is to tell to his wife that he always loved her.
* HeroicSacrifice: Him, alongside Leonidas and 296 other men chose to die in Thermopylae to defend their country.
* InTheHood: Sometimes, he disgused himself and he went up to the mountain, just to catch a glimpse of his second son's life.
* NervousWreck: The abandonment of his second son left a bad impact on him.
** They are forced to abandon their son because he was born cripple.
** They found out that he survived, but their first son took a huge dislike on him and tried to kill him.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: After [[spoiler: she reunites with her lost son, she dies from a strike of grief in his hands]].
* HappilyMarried: Her husband's last words to her was that he always loved her.
* NervousWreck: Her loss of her second child had this effect towards her.
** They found out that he survived, but their first son took a huge dislike on him and tried to kill him.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: After [[spoiler: she reunites with her lost son, she dies from a strike of grief in his hands]].
* HappilyMarried: Her husband's last words to her was that he always loved her.
* NervousWreck: Her loss of her second child had this effect towards her.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Brithos.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Based one the RealLife Pantites, who also returned alive from the Hot Gates and [[spoiler: commited suicide]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears in a small number of chapters, but [[spoiler: his death strucked Brithos deeply and almost comitted suicide]].
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Based one the RealLife Pantites, who also returned alive from the Hot Gates and [[spoiler: commited suicide]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears in a small number of chapters, but [[spoiler: his death strucked Brithos deeply and almost comitted suicide]].
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One of Sparta's kings and Aristarkhos' cousin. [[spoiler: After his death at the Hot Gates, his nephew takes the throne]].
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* BadassBoast: His infamous "Molon labe" (which translates to "ComeAndTakeThem") to the Persian messanger when he asked them to deliver their weapons.
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* BadassBoast: His infamous "Molon labe" "Molōn labē" (which translates to "ComeAndTakeThem") "Come And Take Them") to the Persian messanger when he asked them to deliver their weapons.weapons.
* HeroicSacrifice: Chose to stay and fight the Persian army at the Hot Gates, in order to slow them down, even though he could easily run away.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Aristarkhos.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Based on the RealLife Leonidas.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He is Sparta's king and he fought bravely at Thermopylae in order to defend his country.
* HeroicSacrifice: Chose to stay and fight the Persian army at the Hot Gates, in order to slow them down, even though he could easily run away.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Aristarkhos.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Based on the RealLife Leonidas.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He is Sparta's king and he fought bravely at Thermopylae in order to defend his country.
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* AmbiguousBi: He had romantic feelings for [[SexSlave Laghal]], but he had also sent a message to a Persian satrap, asking to marry one of his daughters.
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* AmbiguousBi: AmbiguouslyBi: He had romantic feelings for [[SexSlave Laghal]], but he had also sent a message to a Persian satrap, asking to marry one of his daughters.daughters.
* BigBad: Of the Second Part.
* BlueBlood: He is Sparta's regent.
* {{Ephebophile}}: He was in love with 16-years old Laghal.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Based on the RealLife Pausanias.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: He truly loved Laghal and didn't see that the boy was disgusted by him and his sexual harassments and [[spoiler: he ended up betraying him]].
* LoverAndBeloved: The Lover to Laghal's Beloved.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: To be honest, Pausanias is not wrong on wanting to get rid of the Ephors and make the Helots citizens of Sparta, since Sparta suffers from a heavy underpopulation problem and the Ephors have the tendency to get rid of those who are against the GoodOldWays, like [[spoiler: King Kleomenes, King Leonidas and Aristarkhos]]. The problem, however, is that he is too ambitious and too eager to ally with Persia, Greece's former enemy.
* BigBad: Of the Second Part.
* BlueBlood: He is Sparta's regent.
* {{Ephebophile}}: He was in love with 16-years old Laghal.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Based on the RealLife Pausanias.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: He truly loved Laghal and didn't see that the boy was disgusted by him and his sexual harassments and [[spoiler: he ended up betraying him]].
* LoverAndBeloved: The Lover to Laghal's Beloved.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: To be honest, Pausanias is not wrong on wanting to get rid of the Ephors and make the Helots citizens of Sparta, since Sparta suffers from a heavy underpopulation problem and the Ephors have the tendency to get rid of those who are against the GoodOldWays, like [[spoiler: King Kleomenes, King Leonidas and Aristarkhos]]. The problem, however, is that he is too ambitious and too eager to ally with Persia, Greece's former enemy.
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* NoNameGiven: With the exception of Episthenis.
* [[SleazyPolitician SleazyPoliticians]]: Plan on keeping the GoodOldWays and will slay everyone who is against that ([[spoiler: even the Kings and a whole familly]])!
* [[SleazyPolitician SleazyPoliticians]]: Plan on keeping the GoodOldWays and will slay everyone who is against that ([[spoiler: even the Kings and a whole familly]])!
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* LongLostRelative: Him and Brithos.
* MadeASlave: He was abandoned by his father, but he was found by Helots, the RealLife SlaveRace of Ancient Sparta and became a shepherd.
* MeaningfulRename: Kritolaos renamed him Talos, from a giant robot built by the gods which, although it was powerful, its main weakness lied on his feet, just like his.
* MosesInTheBulrushes: His story kinda resembles the one of Moses'. Abandoned as a baby but rescued? Check! Grows up and discovers his true heritage? Check! Has a hard time deciding, but at the end, [[spoiler: he chooses to free the SlaveRace?]] Double check!
* NeverFoundTheBody: The novel ends with him [[spoiler: mysteriously disappearing and leaving his weapons behind]].
* NiceGuy: He won't harm you, if you don't attack him or his friends.
* ShipTease: With Antinea.
* SiblingRivalry: With Brithos at the beginning of the story.
* ShrinkingViolet: As a teenager, he didn't have any friends. Besides his shy personality, it was also because he lived on an isolated place of the mountain. As he grows up, he starts to be more open.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks like his biological mother.
* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn:
** [[spoiler: After his adoptive grandpa dies]].
** [[spoiler: He is the only left from the Kleomenides family]].
* YoungestChildWins: The youngest son of the Kleomenides [[spoiler: and the one who survives and frees the Helots]].
* MadeASlave: He was abandoned by his father, but he was found by Helots, the RealLife SlaveRace of Ancient Sparta and became a shepherd.
* MeaningfulRename: Kritolaos renamed him Talos, from a giant robot built by the gods which, although it was powerful, its main weakness lied on his feet, just like his.
* MosesInTheBulrushes: His story kinda resembles the one of Moses'. Abandoned as a baby but rescued? Check! Grows up and discovers his true heritage? Check! Has a hard time deciding, but at the end, [[spoiler: he chooses to free the SlaveRace?]] Double check!
* NeverFoundTheBody: The novel ends with him [[spoiler: mysteriously disappearing and leaving his weapons behind]].
* NiceGuy: He won't harm you, if you don't attack him or his friends.
* ShipTease: With Antinea.
* SiblingRivalry: With Brithos at the beginning of the story.
* ShrinkingViolet: As a teenager, he didn't have any friends. Besides his shy personality, it was also because he lived on an isolated place of the mountain. As he grows up, he starts to be more open.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks like his biological mother.
* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn:
** [[spoiler: After his adoptive grandpa dies]].
** [[spoiler: He is the only left from the Kleomenides family]].
* YoungestChildWins: The youngest son of the Kleomenides [[spoiler: and the one who survives and frees the Helots]].
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Talos' older brother, former rival and the deuteragonist of the First Part. He was raised to become a soldier. He only made an appearance at the First Part. He met his long-lost brother when him and his friends attempted to rape Antinea and Talos came to rescue her. After that, a SiblingRivalry between those two ignited. Years later, he chose Talos as his steward to accompany him to the Hot Gates]]. Gates. [[spoiler: When he returns, him and Agias are accused for cowardy, but with the help of Talos, he regains his glory at Platea, where he dies.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Used to view the Helots as inferiors over them and harass them whenever he liked. Thanks to ThePowerOfFriendship [[spoiler: and his HumiliatonConga after the Hot Gates]], he changed this opinion.
* LongLostRelative: Him and Talos.
* TheParagon: He is strong, healthy and a skilled soildier. A perfect example for a Spartan.
* SiblingRivalry: With Talos.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: With his father, Aristarkhos.
* TookALevelInKindness: Changes completely his attitude towards the Helots after [[spoiler: he is saved by Talos and Karas]] and realises that they are not some petty beings who only care about themselves. He even praises Talos for his bravery and calls him a "warrior".
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Despite their StrongFamilyResemblance, Aristarkhos treats the Helots way better than him, who likes to make fun of them.
* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn:
** Him, alongside Talos and Agias, were the only ones who returned alive from the Hot Gates.
** [[spoiler: After his best friend commits suicide]].
* TheParagon: He is strong, healthy and a skilled soildier. A perfect example for a Spartan.
* SiblingRivalry: With Talos.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: With his father, Aristarkhos.
* TookALevelInKindness: Changes completely his attitude towards the Helots after [[spoiler: he is saved by Talos and Karas]] and realises that they are not some petty beings who only care about themselves. He even praises Talos for his bravery and calls him a "warrior".
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Despite their StrongFamilyResemblance, Aristarkhos treats the Helots way better than him, who likes to make fun of them.
* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn:
** Him, alongside Talos and Agias, were the only ones who returned alive from the Hot Gates.
** [[spoiler: After his best friend commits suicide]].
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* DeadpanSnarker: Sometimes, he can be this.
* EyeScream: He was tortured by the Crypteia and they burnt his eye with hot iron, leaving him half-blind.
* GentleGiant: He is tough and serious, but he always supports Talos, even to things that he disagrees.
* ParentalSubstitute: Takes this role when Talos' [[spoiler: adoptive grandpa dies]].
* EyeScream: He was tortured by the Crypteia and they burnt his eye with hot iron, leaving him half-blind.
* GentleGiant: He is tough and serious, but he always supports Talos, even to things that he disagrees.
* ParentalSubstitute: Takes this role when Talos' [[spoiler: adoptive grandpa dies]].
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* CharacterDeveloment: CharacterDevelopment: Used to view the Helots as inferiors over them and harass them whenever he liked. Thanks to ThePowerOfFriendship [[spoiler: and his HumiliatonConga after the Hot Gates]], he changed this opinion.
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* ActionDuo: Him and Brithos after they join forces. They go around attacking Persians who threaten enslaved Greeks and ensure their safety.
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* ActionDuo: Him and Brithos after they join forces. They go around attacking Persians who threaten enslaved Greeks and ensure their safety.
* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Well, rather obviously! He was born from a noble Spartan family, but the city-state neglected him for his deformed foot and he was raised by Helots.
* TheChosenOne: According to a prophecy, the one who will free the Helots will love this nation so much that he will stifle the voice of his blood. It, of course, talks about him…
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: He has black hair and black eyes.
* DisabledLoveInterest: To Antinea.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: A rare example with boy. He gets along pretty well with Krios, his dog and his sheeps (justified, since he grew up with them) and with his horse. He was able to calm it down when it sensed [[spoiler: the Earthquake]].
* HandicappedBadass: He has a deformed foot, but don't let his weakness fool you. He knows how to fight and he will kick your ass if you try to harm the ones he loves.
* HappilyAdopted: He tells to Laghal that he was happy living with his family, his dog and his sheeps [[spoiler: back when he was at Mount Taygetus]]. This, of course, [[{{Hypocrite}} goes against his views at the early chaptets]].
* HappilyMarried: With [[spoiler: Antinea]] [[spoiler: at the end of the novel]].
* HeterosexualLifePartner: A bit with Brithos.
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Mother, Like Son]]: Shares a StrongFamilyResemblance with his biological mother.
* TheChosenOne: According to a prophecy, the one who will free the Helots will love this nation so much that he will stifle the voice of his blood. It, of course, talks about him…
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: He has black hair and black eyes.
* DisabledLoveInterest: To Antinea.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: A rare example with boy. He gets along pretty well with Krios, his dog and his sheeps (justified, since he grew up with them) and with his horse. He was able to calm it down when it sensed [[spoiler: the Earthquake]].
* HandicappedBadass: He has a deformed foot, but don't let his weakness fool you. He knows how to fight and he will kick your ass if you try to harm the ones he loves.
* HappilyAdopted: He tells to Laghal that he was happy living with his family, his dog and his sheeps [[spoiler: back when he was at Mount Taygetus]]. This, of course, [[{{Hypocrite}} goes against his views at the early chaptets]].
* HappilyMarried: With [[spoiler: Antinea]] [[spoiler: at the end of the novel]].
* HeterosexualLifePartner: A bit with Brithos.
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Mother, Like Son]]: Shares a StrongFamilyResemblance with his biological mother.
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Talos' older brother, [[spoiler: former]] former rival and the deuteragonist of the First Part. He was raised to become a soldier. [[spoiler: He only made an appearance at the First Part. He met his [[LongLostRelatives long-lost brother]] brother when him and his friends attempted to rape Antinea and Talos came to rescue her. After that, a SiblingRivalry between those two ignited. Years later, he chose Talos as his steward to accompany him to the Hot Gates]]. [[spoiler: When he returns, him and Agias are accused for cowardy, but with the help of Talos, he regains his glory at Platea]], [[spoiler: Platea, where he dies]].
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* ActionDuo: Him and Talos when they join forces. They go around attacking Persians who threaten enslaved Greeks and ensure their safety.
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* CharacterDeveloment: Used to view the Helots as inferiors over them and harass them whenever he liked. Thanks to ThePowerOfFriendship [[spoiler: and his HumiliatonConga after the Hot Gates]], he changed this opinion.
* CoolBigBro: He is Talos' older brother and one of Sparta's best warriors.
* HeroicBuild: Kleidimos says that his body resembled that of Herakles.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Chooses to die at Plattea to defend his country and to retrieve back his glory]].
* GorgeousGreek: As stated in HeroicBuild above.
* HeterosexualLifePartner: With Agias and a bit with Talos.
* HiddenDepths: He shows signs of excellent leadership and he acts rational and wisely when he takes vital decisions, traits not usually found in {{Jerkass}} characters.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Based from Aristodhemos, a RealLife Spartan who was also accused for cowardly and [[spoiler: died at the battle of Plattea]].
* HumiliationConga: He suffers from this after [[spoiler: his return from the Hot Gates]].
* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: Likes to harass the Helots, but he cares about his friends and he has a deep bond with Agias.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Has a StrongFamilyResemblance with his father and shares some of his traits, [[spoiler: like his HeroicSacrifice]].
* CoolBigBro: He is Talos' older brother and one of Sparta's best warriors.
* HeroicBuild: Kleidimos says that his body resembled that of Herakles.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Chooses to die at Plattea to defend his country and to retrieve back his glory]].
* GorgeousGreek: As stated in HeroicBuild above.
* HeterosexualLifePartner: With Agias and a bit with Talos.
* HiddenDepths: He shows signs of excellent leadership and he acts rational and wisely when he takes vital decisions, traits not usually found in {{Jerkass}} characters.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Based from Aristodhemos, a RealLife Spartan who was also accused for cowardly and [[spoiler: died at the battle of Plattea]].
* HumiliationConga: He suffers from this after [[spoiler: his return from the Hot Gates]].
* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: Likes to harass the Helots, but he cares about his friends and he has a deep bond with Agias.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Has a StrongFamilyResemblance with his father and shares some of his traits, [[spoiler: like his HeroicSacrifice]].
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* DisappearedMom: Her mother is dead.
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* GorgeousGreek: As stated in BeautifulEqualsGoodness and BeautifulSlaveGirl above.
* HairOfGoldHearOfGold: She is blonde and a NiceGirl.
* HairOfGoldHearOfGold: She is blonde and a NiceGirl.
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* GorgeousGreek: As stated in BeautifulEqualsGoodness BeautyEqualsGoodness and BeautifulSlaveGirl above.
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* AnimalMotifs:
** Wolves. He was nicknamed the "Young Wolf", he has been associated with them and a wolf is crafted upon his shield.
** Dragons, as it's the symbol crafted to the Kleomenides' shield.
* ArcherArchetype: He knows how to use Aristodhemos' arc and he is a damn good archer!
* BadassBoast: Back in Persia, when a Spartan made fun for his weak foot, he replied: "I am here to fight, not to run away!". He was surprised to see that, in Sparta, they still remembered it.
* ActionDuo: Him and Brithos after they join forces. They go around attacking Persians who threaten enslaved Greeks and ensure their safety.
* BattleButler: He is Brithos' steward during the Thermopylae fight and he knows martial arts.
* BloodKnight: Becomes one [[spoiler: when he follows Pausanias' army to Persia]].
* CharacterDevelopment: Used to be a shy boy that believed he couldn't do anything, due to his disability. Thanks to [[spoiler: Kritolaos' training and the experience he gained from the battle at Persia]], he becomes more sure about himself and an [[spoiler: excellent leader who led his people to freedom]].
** Need evidence? He went from "I am Talos, the cripple", to [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments "I am Talos, the Wolf"]]!
** Wolves. He was nicknamed the "Young Wolf", he has been associated with them and a wolf is crafted upon his shield.
** Dragons, as it's the symbol crafted to the Kleomenides' shield.
* ArcherArchetype: He knows how to use Aristodhemos' arc and he is a damn good archer!
* BadassBoast: Back in Persia, when a Spartan made fun for his weak foot, he replied: "I am here to fight, not to run away!". He was surprised to see that, in Sparta, they still remembered it.
* ActionDuo: Him and Brithos after they join forces. They go around attacking Persians who threaten enslaved Greeks and ensure their safety.
* BattleButler: He is Brithos' steward during the Thermopylae fight and he knows martial arts.
* BloodKnight: Becomes one [[spoiler: when he follows Pausanias' army to Persia]].
* CharacterDevelopment: Used to be a shy boy that believed he couldn't do anything, due to his disability. Thanks to [[spoiler: Kritolaos' training and the experience he gained from the battle at Persia]], he becomes more sure about himself and an [[spoiler: excellent leader who led his people to freedom]].
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* AggressiveCategorism: Before he became fond of Talos, he referred to him by his status, "Helot", as an insult and as a way to show him that he doesn't see him equally.
* AnimalMotifs: Dragons. A dragon is crafted to his family's shield.
* AntiHero: How he started. He had all the good traits of a Spartan, like the HeroicBuild and the martial skills, but he was a [[TheBully a bully]] towards the Helots.
* ActionDuo: Him and Talos when they join forces. They go around attacking Persians who threaten enslaved Greeks and ensure their safety.
* BigBrotherBully: To Talos.
* BloodKnight: Raised to become one, just like every other Spartan boy.
* BlueBlood: His father is Leonidas' cousin, one of Sparta's kings.
* TheBully: To Antinea and to Talos, mainly to Antinea. It is hinted that him and his friends have assaulted her more than once in the past.
* CharacterDevelopment: Used to view the Helots asan equal.inferiors over them and harass them whenever he liked. Thanks to ThePowerOfFriendship [[spoiler: and his HumiliatonConga after the Hot Gates]], he changed this opinion.
* AnimalMotifs: Dragons. A dragon is crafted to his family's shield.
* AntiHero: How he started. He had all the good traits of a Spartan, like the HeroicBuild and the martial skills, but he was a [[TheBully a bully]] towards the Helots.
* ActionDuo: Him and Talos when they join forces. They go around attacking Persians who threaten enslaved Greeks and ensure their safety.
* BigBrotherBully: To Talos.
* BloodKnight: Raised to become one, just like every other Spartan boy.
* BlueBlood: His father is Leonidas' cousin, one of Sparta's kings.
* TheBully: To Antinea and to Talos, mainly to Antinea. It is hinted that him and his friends have assaulted her more than once in the past.
* CharacterDevelopment: Used to view the Helots as
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* BeautifulSlaveGirl: She is a helot and she was described to be pretty.
* DamselInDistress: When Brithos and his friends harass her.
* DisappearedMom: Her mother is dead.
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* GorgeousGreek: As stated in BeautifulEqualsGoodness and BeautifulSlaveGirl above.
* HairOfGoldHearOfGold: She is blonde and a NiceGirl.
* HappilyMarried: With Talos at the end of the novel.
* MissingMom: Her mother is dead.
* NiceGirl: She cares for Talos.
* RescueRomance: After she is rescued by Talos, she starts to develop feelings for him.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: She doesn't have that much impact on the story.
* DamselInDistress: When Brithos and his friends harass her.
* DisappearedMom: Her mother is dead.
* FlatCharacter: She is just a NiceGirl and a SatelliteLoveInterest.
* GorgeousGreek: As stated in BeautifulEqualsGoodness and BeautifulSlaveGirl above.
* HairOfGoldHearOfGold: She is blonde and a NiceGirl.
* HappilyMarried: With Talos at the end of the novel.
* MissingMom: Her mother is dead.
* NiceGirl: She cares for Talos.
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At the First Part, he joined the 300 as his brother's steward. Him, alongside with Brithos and Agias, were the only ones who returned alive from Thermopylaes. He helped Brithos retrieve back his glory at the battle of Plattea. [[spoiler: There, he learnt about his secret heritage and became a Spartan hoplite]].
At the Second Part, [[spoiler: he fought alongside Pausanias in Persia. After his death and the reveal that he worked for the city that it always wanted his family dead, he chose to free the Helots all alone]].
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At the First Part, he joined the 300 as his brother's steward. Him, alongside with Brithos and Agias, were the only ones who returned alive from Thermopylaes. He helped Brithos retrieve back his glory at the battle of Plattea. [[spoiler: There, he learnt about his secret heritage and became a Spartan hoplite]].
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nation. At the First Part, he joined the 300 as his brother's steward. Him, alongside with Brithos and Agias, were the only ones who returned alive from Thermopylaes. He helped Brithos retrieve back his glory at the battle of Plattea. [[spoiler: There, he learnt about his secret heritage and became a Spartan hoplite]].
hoplite]]. At the Second Part, [[spoiler: he fought alongside Pausanias in Persia. After his death and the reveal that he worked for the city that it always wanted his family dead, he chose to free the Helots all alone]].
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* AdultFear: Has some [[spoiler: when he becomes a father and worries that, if their rebellion fails, his son and wife will be killed]].
* AlliterativeName: '''Kle'''idimos '''Kle'''omenides.
* AmbiguousSituation: The dilhema that he has to face at the end of the story. On the one hand, if he chooses to remain a Spartan hoplite, he won't fulfill the promise that he had kept to his grandpa, that he will free their nation. On the other hand, if he chooses to free the Helots, then not only the Kleomenides family will disappear (since he is the only one left), but he will also feel like he betrayed it, since [[spoiler: both his father and brother sacrificed themselves for the city-state]].
* AlliterativeName: '''Kle'''idimos '''Kle'''omenides.
* AmbiguousSituation: The dilhema that he has to face at the end of the story. On the one hand, if he chooses to remain a Spartan hoplite, he won't fulfill the promise that he had kept to his grandpa, that he will free their nation. On the other hand, if he chooses to free the Helots, then not only the Kleomenides family will disappear (since he is the only one left), but he will also feel like he betrayed it, since [[spoiler: both his father and brother sacrificed themselves for the city-state]].
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Talos' older brother, [[spoiler: former]] rival and the deuteragonist of the First Part. He was raised to become a soldier.
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Gates]]. [[spoiler: When he returns, him and Agias are accused for cowardy, but with the help of Talos, he regains his glory at Platea]], [[spoiler: where he dies]].
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* AdaptationNameChange: His RealLife counterpart's name was Aristodhemos.
* AggressiveCategorism: Before he became fond of Talos, he referred to him by his status, "Helot", as an insult and as a way to show him that he doesn't see him as an equal.
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* BlatantLies: He never revealed Talos' true identity and instead, told him that his father died when he fought a bear and that he had a malformed foot because the midwife accidentally squezzed it when he was a baby.
* CoolOldGuy: Well, how many grandpas do you know who teach their adoptive grandsons martial arts?
* DotingParent: Encourages Talos to try new things and to not be kept because of his weak leg.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He had promised Talos that one day, he will tell him the truth. He never does.
* IJustWantToBeFree: He wants his nation to be free from the Spartans and that's why he trains Talos. [[spoiler: Although he didn't live long enough to see it, his adoptive grandson kept his promise]].
* MentorArchetype: He is this to Talos.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Talos. Since his biological parents abandonned him, he acts as one to him.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ever since he had started training Talos, he had become weaker.
* CoolOldGuy: Well, how many grandpas do you know who teach their adoptive grandsons martial arts?
* DotingParent: Encourages Talos to try new things and to not be kept because of his weak leg.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He had promised Talos that one day, he will tell him the truth. He never does.
* IJustWantToBeFree: He wants his nation to be free from the Spartans and that's why he trains Talos. [[spoiler: Although he didn't live long enough to see it, his adoptive grandson kept his promise]].
* MentorArchetype: He is this to Talos.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Talos. Since his biological parents abandonned him, he acts as one to him.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ever since he had started training Talos, he had become weaker.
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Brithos' dog
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[[folder: Laghal]]
A slave boy that Keidimos meets while he is at Rhodos.
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* AbusiveParents: More like Abusive Masters. They would beat him up if he failed at his tasks.
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Kritolaos and Talos' shepdog.
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A slave boy that Keidimos meets while he is at Rhodos.
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* AbusiveParents: More like Abusive Masters. They would beat him up if he failed at his tasks.
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Kritolaos and Talos' shepdog.
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ExcallyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. [[spoiler: They serve as the BigBad throughout the story. Possibly even more than Pausanias]].
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* BigBad: Turns out they were this all along.
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[[folder:Talos "Kleidimos" Kleomenides]]
The protagonist of the story. When he was a baby, he was abandoned by his father, due to his deformed foot. He miraculussly survived and he was rescued by a helot shepherd and raised as one. During his boyhood, he was trained by his adoptive grandpa to free his nation.
At the First Part, he joined the 300 as his brother's steward. Him, alongside with Brithos and Agias, were the only ones who returned alive from Thermopylaes. He helped Brithos retrieve back his glory at the battle of Plattea. [[spoiler: There, he learnt about his secret heritage and became a Spartan hoplite]].
At the Second Part, [[spoiler: he fought alongside Pausanias in Persia. After his death and the reveal that he worked for the city that it always wanted his family dead, he chose to free the Helots all alone]].
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* ActionDad: Becomes one after [[spoiler: Antinea gives birth to his son]].
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[[folder:Brithos Kleomenides]]
[[spoiler: He only made an appearance at the First Part. He met his [[LongLostRelatives long-lost brother]] when him and his friends attempted to rape Antinea and Talos came to rescue her. After that, a SiblingRivalry between those two ignited. Years later, he chose Talos as his steward to accompany him to the Hot Gates]].
[[spoiler: When he returns, him and Agias are accused for cowardy, but with the help of Talos, he regains his glory at Platea]], [[spoiler: where he dies]].
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: No one seemed to like him [[spoiler: after he returned alive from Thermopyles]] and didn't want to accompany him in battle.
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[[folder: Kritolaos]]
The helot who saved Talos. He acts as a MentorArchetype to the young boy and trains him to become stronger, move without his crook and use the arc. He has a sterile daughter who acts as TheHero's adoptive mom.
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* AdultFear: Watching his adoptive grandson being near the warriors and knowing they would stab him if they found out he's been observing them.
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A helot girl and Talos' love interest. She lives with her widowed father and helps him.
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: She is pretty and a NiceGirl.
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[[folder: Pelias]]
Antineas' widowed father.
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* [[WidowedWife WidowedHusband]]: His wife is dead.
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[[folder: Karas]]
Another helot who appears to guide Talos after [[spoiler: his adoptive grandpa dies]]. He is massive, strong and almost resembles a giant.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied that he has one.
--> '''Talos''': I didn't know you fought with the Thraces.
--> '''Karas''': I have fought with everyone.
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[[folder: Aristarkhos Kleomenides]]
Brithos and Talos' biological father and Ismene's husband. He is a Spartan hoplite.
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* AdultFear: Him and Ismene share some.
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Brithos' and Talos' biological mother and Aristarkhos' wife.
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* AdultFear: Her and Aristarkhos share some.
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[[folder: Agias]]
A Spartan hoplite and Brithos' best friend. He returned from the Hot Gates alive, as well.
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* AdaptationNameChange: His RealLife counterpart's name was Pantites.
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One of Sparta's kings and Aristarkhos' cousin. [[spoiler: After his death at the Hot Gates, his nephew takes the throne]].
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* BadassBoast: His infamous "Molon labe" (which translates to "ComeAndTakeThem") to the Persian messanger when he asked them to deliver their weapons.
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[[folder: Pausanias]]
Sparta's regent and [[spoiler: the BigBad of the Second Part]].
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[[folder:Talos "Kleidimos" Kleomenides]]
The protagonist of the story. When he was a baby, he was abandoned by his father, due to his deformed foot. He miraculussly survived and he was rescued by a helot shepherd and raised as one. During his boyhood, he was trained by his adoptive grandpa to free his nation.
At the First Part, he joined the 300 as his brother's steward. Him, alongside with Brithos and Agias, were the only ones who returned alive from Thermopylaes. He helped Brithos retrieve back his glory at the battle of Plattea. [[spoiler: There, he learnt about his secret heritage and became a Spartan hoplite]].
At the Second Part, [[spoiler: he fought alongside Pausanias in Persia. After his death and the reveal that he worked for the city that it always wanted his family dead, he chose to free the Helots all alone]].
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* ActionDad: Becomes one after [[spoiler: Antinea gives birth to his son]].
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[[folder:Brithos Kleomenides]]
[[spoiler: He only made an appearance at the First Part. He met his [[LongLostRelatives long-lost brother]] when him and his friends attempted to rape Antinea and Talos came to rescue her. After that, a SiblingRivalry between those two ignited. Years later, he chose Talos as his steward to accompany him to the Hot Gates]].
[[spoiler: When he returns, him and Agias are accused for cowardy, but with the help of Talos, he regains his glory at Platea]], [[spoiler: where he dies]].
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: No one seemed to like him [[spoiler: after he returned alive from Thermopyles]] and didn't want to accompany him in battle.
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[[folder: Kritolaos]]
The helot who saved Talos. He acts as a MentorArchetype to the young boy and trains him to become stronger, move without his crook and use the arc. He has a sterile daughter who acts as TheHero's adoptive mom.
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* AdultFear: Watching his adoptive grandson being near the warriors and knowing they would stab him if they found out he's been observing them.
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A helot girl and Talos' love interest. She lives with her widowed father and helps him.
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: She is pretty and a NiceGirl.
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Antineas' widowed father.
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* [[WidowedWife WidowedHusband]]: His wife is dead.
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[[folder: Karas]]
Another helot who appears to guide Talos after [[spoiler: his adoptive grandpa dies]]. He is massive, strong and almost resembles a giant.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied that he has one.
--> '''Talos''': I didn't know you fought with the Thraces.
--> '''Karas''': I have fought with everyone.
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[[folder: Aristarkhos Kleomenides]]
Brithos and Talos' biological father and Ismene's husband. He is a Spartan hoplite.
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* AdultFear: Him and Ismene share some.
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Brithos' and Talos' biological mother and Aristarkhos' wife.
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* AdultFear: Her and Aristarkhos share some.
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[[folder: Agias]]
A Spartan hoplite and Brithos' best friend. He returned from the Hot Gates alive, as well.
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* AdaptationNameChange: His RealLife counterpart's name was Pantites.
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[[folder: Leonidas]]
One of Sparta's kings and Aristarkhos' cousin. [[spoiler: After his death at the Hot Gates, his nephew takes the throne]].
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* BadassBoast: His infamous "Molon labe" (which translates to "ComeAndTakeThem") to the Persian messanger when he asked them to deliver their weapons.
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[[folder: Pausanias]]
Sparta's regent and [[spoiler: the BigBad of the Second Part]].
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