# Molon labe

> Greek phrase and motto, a classical expression of defiance, according to Plutarch addressed to the Persian King Xerxes by the Spartan King Leonidas before the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC)

**Wikidata**: [Q257296](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257296)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molon_labe)  
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## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013