1. Leonidas - Noun
2. Leonidas - Proper noun
king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)
Source: WordNetWhile we read history we make history ... Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer. George William Curtis
There is something I must tell you. When Leonidas selected you for the Three Hundred, I went to him in private and argued strenuously against your inclusion. I thought you would not fight. [...] I was wrong. Steven Pressfield
Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer. George William Curtis
Alfaro was also confronted by a dissident tendency inside his own party, directed by its General Leonidas Plaza and constituted by the upper middle class of Guayaquil. Source: Internet
Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Co * 480 BC King Leonidas of Sparta died 10 August * 475 BC: Warring States period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords. Source: Internet
Following Prince's election, Reverend Gwendolyn Hedgepeth and the Reverend Leonidas Young, former Richmond Mayor were elected to public office. Source: Internet