{"id":16517,"date":"2026-03-02T10:20:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16517"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:20:57","slug":"sword-of-king-leonidas-of-sparta-58-5-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/sword-of-king-leonidas-of-sparta-58-5-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Sword of King Leonidas of Sparta 58,5 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"707\">This replica represents the <em data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"312\">xiphos<\/em>, the short double-edged sword carried by King Leonidas I of Sparta and his elite warriors. Leonidas is immortalized for his stand against the Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE, a defining moment of the Greco-Persian Wars. A prominent modern statue honoring him stands at the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Leonidas Monument<\/span><\/span> in Thermopylae, commemorating the courage of the 300 Spartans.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"1070\">The xiphos was standard equipment for hoplites during the 5th century BCE, used across the Peloponnese and wider Greek world. While the primary weapon of a Spartan soldier was the spear (<em data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"902\">dory<\/em>), the xiphos served as a secondary blade for close combat once formations broke. Its compact, leaf-shaped design made it efficient for thrusting in tight battle lines.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1252\">Produced in regions such as Laconia and other Greek city-states, swords of this type symbolize Spartan discipline, military excellence, and the enduring legacy of Classical Greece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:e4ab63c1-e6da-47b8-8b04-5782ffd68daa-2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f6390517-550a-4136-b22f-cb156139e8ff\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1412\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">A detailed replica of the Spartan xiphos associated with King Leonidas I and the heroic stand at Thermopylae, 5th century BCE Greece.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16518,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[18,445,42],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-16517","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-bronze-sculptures","product_cat-collection-iii","product_cat-swords"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16517"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}