I'm glad you find these symbols interesting, Clauss. We can say with certainty that they were their war flags. Something similar to the coats of arms of medieval knights.

You 're welcome Guido, I really enjoy these discussions.

The shields with the letter Λ were used during the Peloponnesian War with the Athenians. However, the figures in this set are not suitable for the Spartans of this period.

In 1916, the British Archaeological School excavated the Sanctuary of "Artemis Orthia" and found a number of metal discs and statuettes. The finds could be categorized based on the representations they bore. Some of the discs bore the name of the "owner" and many scholars believe that these were military identification cards. These findings, along with excerpts from Tyrtaeus, Terparander, Thucydides, and Plutarch, were used as the basis for the study of Spartan shields of the classical era.


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Good morning.
The symbol is just as nice on a white background. Now that I see it, I think I should change the eyes to black. I'll post symbols for Spartan shields later today.

Very beautiful colors Guido. The rider is fantastic.

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Hi Guido, the scorpion improved a lot, as did the rooster. Overall, the figures are very beautifully painted. But the point is different, for everyone to present their works and exchange photos and opinions. I was sincerely happy about this discussion. I will soon present the completed work.

The symbol on the shield is called the gorgoneion. It depicted the terrifying face of the Gorgon and served as a symbol of protection.

For the unit I'm building, I needed a junior officer to be the commander. Officers in ancient Greece are depicted with a transverse crest. Also the officer figures that the Zvezda set had were good for senior but not for junior officers For these reasons, I made a change and created the officer I wanted.


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Yes Clauss, it's been a while since you uploaded photos, you should start painting again. Your works were distinguished by their historical accuracy. Especially a presentation you had done on the Minoans.

It was very pleasant that we exchanged photos. I will upload more tomorrow.

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The scorpion is a symbol of the god Ares and a very combative species that lives in Laconia.
The neighbor city of Geronthrai near present-day Mystras was a center of the worship of Ares.
The battalion of geronthrai carried the scorpion on its shields.


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This symbol is called "dokana" and was the war flag of Sparta. Two vertical sticks connected by two other crosswise.


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Good morning Guido and Claus. Guido, the speed with which you paint figures is amazing. The rooster of the third hoplite of the first series turned out very nice. The scorpion not so much. I will upload some more.

Thanks Guido, I would also like to constantly post figures that I painted but I don't have that much time to paint. However, in a short time I will make some posts with figures. I also like to see other people's figures and get ideas.

Here is another figure whose symbol was removed to be replaced with a traditional Spartan symbol of the time, the bull with horns pointing downwards.


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