This entry belongs to the lexicon of Acenes of Sparta: The Dragon Slayer, free on Kindle Unlimited.
Lambda Shield
Known only from this scrollSpartan shields bore the Greek letter lambda (Λ), standing for Lacedaemon, another name for Sparta. Acenes carries one scavenged from Thermopylae, linking him to Leonidas' legacy.
Acenes of Sparta: The Dragon Slayer
A dragon is the reason the 300 died. Leonidas used the magic of the gods to bind Kalaxes beneath Taygetus, and the price was his life and his men's. Sixty-two years later a seven-year-old of the agoge falls into the dragon's crypt and inherits the unpaid balance.
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