Warrior Ethos.

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A messenger returned to Sparta from battle. The women clustered around.

To one, the messenger said, "Mother, I bring you sad news: your son was killed facing the enemy."

The mother said, "He is my son."

"Your other son is alive and unhurt," said the messenger. "He fled from the enemy."

The mother said, "He is not my son."

— The Warrior Ethos