Herodotus tells us that not all of the three hundred spartan warriors died at the hands of xerxes, king of the persians, in the battle of the thermopylae: two were saved bringing a life-saving message back to the city. T...Herodotus tells us that not all of the three hundred spartan warriors died at the hands of xerxes, king of the persians, in the battle of the thermopylae: two were saved bringing a life-saving message back to the city. This is the saga of a spartan family, torn apart by a cruel law that forces them to abandon one of their two sons--born lame--to the elements.