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696 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon alphabetic letter *k, entry *ke/rkwy
   , near Thermopylae, ; subject of poem ascribed to , , metaph., knave, , , ; (20.62)

2. Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon alphabetic letter *d, entry di/odos
   way through, passage, pass, of Thermopylae, , cf. (15.10)

3. Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898) alphabetic letter S
   Shall Leonidas withdraw from Thermopylae? (13.26)

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1 from The Bolles Collection on the History of London

1. London: Volume 5 (ed. Charles Knight) chapter 23, page 363
   Beneath the seat of the judges are portraits reminding us of the illustrious men who have helped to make Greece what she here appears, Solon, Lycurgus, and others; and trophies' telling of the grander events of her history,--of Salamis, of Marathon, and of Thermopylae; whilst in the crowds congregated about the victors, we have Pindar leading the chorus in the singing of one of his own odes; behind him, in the chariot, is Hiero of Syracuse; Pericles is seen in another direction speaking to Cimon; whilst Socrates, Anaxagoras, Euripides listen, and Aristophanes scoffs. (1.46)

5 from American Memory: California

1. A Gil Blas in California. By Alexandre Dumas. Translated by Marguerite Eyer Wilbur page 36
   The Mexican army, a force of 10,000 men under General Santa Anna, awaited him two days beyond Vera Cruz in the pass of Cerro Gordo, a veritable Thermopylæ where the Mexican army was destined to meet its fate. (3.27)

2. Between the gates. By Benjamin F. Taylor page 99
   Three hundred heroes at the Pass of Thermopylæ withstood a hostile world. (2.94)

3. Reminiscences of a ranger; or, Early times in southern California. By Major Horace Bell page 122
   The morrow came, of course, and with it the third repetition of beef, tortillas and coffee, which was discussed with as much solemnity as was the last supper of the brave Spartan band at the pass of Thermopylæ, when their profane captain informed them that it was quite probable they would breakfast in hell. (2.39)

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3 from American Memory: Upper Midwest

1. Historical collections. Collections and researches made by the Michigan pioneer and historical society ... Reprinted by authority of the Board of state auditors. Volume 11 page 6
   If a pebble from the path of Hannibal over the Alps, a few grains of sand from the pass of Thermopylæ—a silver from a stone in the Parthenon or the old Acropolis or the old Coliseum—a twig from the plains of Marathon—a piece of broken pottery or tablet from the ruins of Pompeii—a few ideographs and phonograms from the towering obelisks of Egypt, have a value and afford us bright visions and happy memories, shall not the noble lives, deeds and achievements of those who made us the favored people among the nations of the earth, have a greater value, and bring to us brighter visions and more sacred, happier and holier memories? (1.80)

2. Lives of the governors of Minnesota page 264
   The pass of Thermopylae, the graves of Marathon, the plain of Bannockburn, still attract the admiration of the generous and brave among men. (1.75)

3. Life story of Rasmus B. Anderson, written by himself, with the assistance of Albert O. Barton page 593
   We took a steamer for Vera Cruz; thence we went by rail to the City of Mexico and after spending a couple of days there we hastened back to Madison, Wis. The only stop of any importance that we made was at San Antonio, Texas, where we made a visit to the famous Alamo, the Thermopylae of America, where David Crockett lost his life in 1836. (1.58)

4 from American Memory: Chesapeake Bay

1. J. Thomas Scharf, The chronicles of Baltimore : being a complete history of “Baltimore town” and Baltimore city from the earliest period to the present time / by J. Thomas Scharf page 218
   Here is a place with a kind of Thermopylæ glory hovering about it. (4.34)

2. Mrs. Marian Campbell Gouverneur, As I remember; recollections of American society during the nineteenth century, by Marian Gouverneur page 41
   In such an event our backwoodsmen would spring with the activity of squirrels to the assistance of the regenerated Spaniards and perhaps there we might fight more effectually the battle for universal Freedom than either at Thermopylæ or Marathon. (2.65)

3. John W. Bell, Memoirs of governor William Smith, of Virginia. His political, military, and personal history. By John W. Bell page 409
   Napoleon said Leonidas was no doubt a very fine fellow, but ‘he let himself be turned at Thermopylæ. (2.39)

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