Questions

Short answers with the ancient citation attached, for the things people actually ask about Sparta and about dragons.

• Are There Dragons in the Bible?Yes, in older translations. What the Hebrew and Greek actually say, verse by verse.
• Does the Quran Mention Dragons?No. What it uses instead, and why the choice of word is interesting.
• Did Greek Dragons Breathe Fire?Two did, and Hesiod calls both of them dragons. The guardians did not.
• Why Do Dragons Hoard Gold?Four unconnected traditions all say they do. None of them explains why.
• Did Spartan Boys Really Have to Steal Food?Yes, and the hunger was deliberate. Xenophon explains the design.
• What Was the Spartan Agoge?The state upbringing every Spartan boy entered at seven, and what the ancient sources say happened in it.
• Did the 300 Spartans Really Exist?Yes. What Herodotus records, and what the number leaves out.
• What Does “With Your Shield or On It” Mean?The Spartan mother's instruction, its source, and what it actually threatened.