While there isn't one single "most feared" Spartan in historical records, King Leonidas I is arguably the most legendary and widely recognized, famous for his bravery and sacrifice with 300 Spartans at Thermopylae, but other figures like the elite Krypteia members were feared for their brutal effectiveness against helots, representing the terrifying aspect of Spartan military might.
Leonidas. Leonidas (died 480 bc, Thermopylae, Locris [Greece]) was a Spartan king whose stand against the invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece is one of the enduring tales of Greek heroism, invoked throughout Western history as the epitome of bravery exhibited against overwhelming odds.
When Leonidas was killed, the Spartans retrieved his body after driving back the Persians four times. Herodotus says that Xerxes' orders were to have Leonidas' head cut off and put on a stake and his body crucified. This was considered sacrilegious.
In Greek mythology, Achilles (/əˈkɪliːz/ ə-KIL-eez) or Achilleus (Ancient Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς, romanized: Achilleús) was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors.
Owing to their own numerical inferiority, the Spartans were always preoccupied with the fear of a helot revolt. The ephors (Spartan magistrates) of each year on entering office declared war on the helots so that they might be murdered at any time without violating religious scruples.
An elite corps of male lovers was unique in Greek history, but homosexual relationships were commonplace. In many cities, it was a rite of passage for elite males in their late teens to enter into a pederastic relationship with an older man.
Nyx is the the only goddess that Zeus feared because she was more powerful and older than him. As a Protogeno, Nyx is mother of many deities. With Erebus she conceived Moirae, the three fates; Aither, the light; Hemera, the day; Hypnos, the sleep, and Thanatos the death.
Achilles: The Greek Army's Greatest Hero
It was prophesied that he would either live a long life in obscurity or die young and obtain glory. To avoid this, Thetis dipped him in the river Styx to make him invulnerable; critically, she missed his heel where she held him.
In a mythical one-on-one fight, Hercules, with his immense strength and versatility, would likely overpower Achilles, despite Achilles' invulnerability except for his heel, because Hercules' strength and ability to use various weapons and tactics would give him the edge.
Poseidon Hades and Zeus are equally powerful. Zeus is the leader cause of a draw they did of who will rule the underworld the seas and the sky. Zeus became the ruler of the sky and that's why he is the leader of the gods. Poseidon and Hades can easily beat Zeus but they dont cause they respect the result of the draw.
In the end, Greece did defeat Xerxes. Although Xerxes defeated them soundly at Thermopylae, they overcame the Persians at the Battle of Salamis. Greece was able to defeat Xerxes and regain control of its lands.
The Spartans, deployed for battle, responded: "Come and take them!" In an account from Herodotus, "When the banished Samians reached Sparta, they had audience of the magistrates, before whom they made a long speech, as was natural with persons greatly in want of aid.
Leonidas married his niece to gain favor in the line of succession over his twin brother Kleombrotus so that he could become king after Cleomenes' mysterious death.
Yes, the 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE were real, but they were only a small part of a larger Greek force of around 7,000 soldiers, not the entire army fighting the massive Persian Empire, as the famous story and movie suggest. While the Spartans did make a heroic last stand, dying to the last man, they were joined by other Greeks, and the Persian army was also significantly smaller than the millions depicted.
John-117, the Master Chief, is special because he's a nearly mythical super-soldier (Spartan-II) who consistently achieves the impossible, becoming humanity's symbol of hope during the devastating Human-Covenant War, earning legendary status through unparalleled combat feats, incredible luck, unwavering dedication, and extraordinary abilities from genetic augmentation and training, making him the UNSC's most decorated veteran and central figure in saving the galaxy.
Modern-day Sparta, the capital of the prefecture of Lakonia, lies on the eastern foothills of Mount Taygetos in the Evrotas River valley. The city has been built upon the site of ancient Sparta, whose Acropolis lies north of the modern city.
Painful Death
Hercules then asked for help from the gods to end his life, and he received it. The Greek god Zeus sent lightning to consume Hercules' mortal body and took him to live with the gods on Mount Olympus. This was the apotheosis, the transformation of Hercules into a god.
If we're going with literal mythology then Achiles is the better warrior and pretty much impervious to harm in one on one fighting he has the advantage.
In his final battle, at the very gates of Troy, Paris (guided by the god Apollo) launched the arrow that fatally struck Achilles in his vulnerable heel (Figure 2). Achilles was cremated and his ashes buried in the same urn as those of his friend Patroclus.
Modern Greeks share similar proportions of DNA from the same ancestral sources as Mycenaeans, although they have inherited a little less DNA from ancient Anatolian farmers and a bit more DNA from later migrations to Greece.
On their second expedition to Troy, the Greeks raided Tenedos, an island just off the coast of Troy. During the battle, Achilles killed Tenes, a son of Apollo. Because of this, Apollo would forever hate Achilles. According to some sources, Apollo helped Paris kill Achilles as revenge for the death of Tenes.
Role as Athena's favored warrior
For example, although both Odysseus and Diomedes were favorites of the goddess Athena, Odysseus prayed for help even before the start of the above footrace, whereas Diomedes received Athena's help without having to ask.
Apollo, the god of sun and music, is considered the patron of same sex love, as he had many male lovers and was often invoked to bless homosexual unions. He is also called "the champion of male love" by Andrew Callimach.
Typhon attempted to overthrow Zeus for the supremacy of the cosmos. The two fought a cataclysmic battle, which Zeus finally won with the aid of his thunderbolts. Defeated, Typhon was cast into Tartarus, or buried underneath Mount Etna, or in later accounts, the island of Ischia.
1. Zeus or Jupiter. King of the gods is Zeus – or his Roman equivalent, Jupiter – who rules over Mount Olympus and is the god of thunder and lightning, as well as law and order.