<Dl> <Dt> ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς </Dt> <Dd> Ḕ tā̀n ḕ epì tâs </Dd> <Dd> `` Either ( with ) it ( your shield ) , or on it '' </Dd> <Dd> Meaning `` either you will win the battle , or you will die and then be carried back home on your shield '' . </Dd> <Dd> It was said by Spartan mothers to their sons before they went out to battle to remind them of their bravery and duty to Sparta and Greece . </Dd> </Dl>
<Dl> <Dt> ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς </Dt> <Dd> Ḕ tā̀n ḕ epì tâs </Dd> <Dd> `` Either ( with ) it ( your shield ) , or on it '' </Dd> <Dd> Meaning `` either you will win the battle , or you will die and then be carried back home on your shield '' . </Dd> <Dd> It was said by Spartan mothers to their sons before they went out to battle to remind them of their bravery and duty to Sparta and Greece . </Dd> </Dl>
greek for come back with your shield or on it
greek for come back with your shield or on it
Ḕ tā̀n ḕ epì tâs ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς
Ḕ tā̀n ḕ epì tâs ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς