Persia
licked his wounds
Anger
still festered deep inside
At
the failed invasion of Greece.
His
loyal servant, Darius passed away
With
words to the scaly beast:
“Take
my son Xerxes,” he said in dying breath,
“He
will get the revenge you seek.”
Xerxes!
The
powerful!
Xerxes!
The
ruthless!
Xerxes!
The
immortal!
Xerxes!
The
conqueror!
Xerxes!
The
vengeful!
Xerxes!
The
conqueror!
As
good as his father’s word
He
built the dragon ships
By
the thousands.
He
raised armies
By
the millions.
Attempted
to bridge the Hellespont
But
Poseidon wouldn’t cooperate.
He
sent his mighty storms
To
disrupt the dragon’s ships.
Xerxes
whipped the mighty sea god
Three
hundred times.
Then
the god let them pass.
Knowing
of Ares’ mighty men on the other side.
As
Athena prepared her great wooden shield
The
dragon sent heralds
Demanding
sacrifices and offerings.
When
they didn’t comply
They
were marked for the dragon’s mighty fire.
Athena
and Ares prepared for war.
Ares
was given command of all forces.
Odds
were against Greece.
Even
Apollo at Delphi
Predicted
they’d lose
Unless
a mighty king made a great sacrifice.
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