HELLANIAN POLEMIC CODEX (WAR CODEX OF THE GREEKS)

“HELLENIC CODEX OF HONOUR AND WAR”

IT IS HONOURABLE TO LIVE DEFEATED AND OBLIGATORILY ENSLAVED AFTER A WAR WHICH THOU MADE AND LOST.

IT IS MORE HONOURABLE TO LAY DEAD ON THE GROUND, “OBEDIENT TO THE LAWS”, DENYING SURVIVAL AFTER A WAR WHICH THOU MADE AND LOST.

IT IS MOST HONOURABLE TO SURVIVE AS A WINNER OF THE WAR WHICH THOU MADE.

IT IS DISHONOURABLE TO LIVE ENSLAVED BY CHOICE, AS A TRAITOR WHO AVOIDED BATTLE, AFTER A BATTLE WHICH THOU DIDST NOT MAKE OR A BATTLE WHENCE THOU LEFT AS A “SHIELD ABANDONER”.

IT IS MORE DISHONOURABLE TO CO-OPERATE BY CHOICE WITH THE ENEMIES INVADORS, FOR THE ENSLAVEMENT AND TYRANNY OF THY COMPATRIOTS.

IT IS MOST DISHONOURABLE TO CO-RULE WITH THE ENEMIES INVADORS AS A MEMBER OF THE ENEMIES’ MASONIC-LEGISLATIVE-JURY-ACADEMIC-AND MEDIA DISCIPLES, AS ANNOUNCERS OF THE ENEMIES’ ORDERS AND AS MENTAL GUARDS OF THY COMPATRIOTS.

«ΕΙΣ ΕΜΟΙ ΜΥΡΙΟΙ, ΕΑΝ ΑΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΗΙ.»

(ONE FOR ME IS TEN THOUSAND, IF HE IS ARISTOS.)

(EINS MIR ZEHNTAUSEND, WENN ER ARISTOS IST.)

- HERACLETUS THE EPHESIAN

«ΤΗΝ ΟΡΓΗ ΤΩΝ ΝΕΚΡΩΝ ΝΑ ΦΟΒΑΣΘΕ, ΚΑΙ ΤΩΝ ΒΡΑΧΩΝ ΤΑ ΑΓΑΛΜΑΤΑ.»

(OF THE WRATH OF THE DEAD ONES BE AFRAID, AND OF THE STATUES OF THE ROCKS.)

(HABEN SIE ANGST, VOR DEM ZORN VON DEN TOTEN UND VOR DEN STATUEN DER FELSEN.)

- ODYSSEUS ELYTIS