Argives
Step-by-step explanation:
- This is an extract from 'Gates of Fire', historical fiction by Steven Pressfield.
- Xeones, was born in the city of Astakos and later he is orphaned when the city is betrayed and sacked. he moves into the hills and stays with his cousin, Diomache.
- They were defeated by Argives, the original inhabitants of Argos. They were later named as Greeks. Xeones was rescued by Apollo after the battle of Thermopylae. Xeones heard a lot about the Spartans and considered them as Gods.