Associations to the word «Leonidas»

Dictionary definition

LEONIDAS, noun. King of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley