480 BC: The Persian Invasion of Greece — Thermopylae & Salamis
Saturn conjunct Pluto in Cancer
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- 480 BC
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- Saturn conjunct Pluto in Cancer
The Persian Invasion of Greece — Thermopylae & Salamis
Xerxes I invaded Greece with the largest army the ancient world had ever seen. The 300 Spartans fell at Thermopylae, but the Greek navy destroyed the Persian fleet at Salamis. Western civilisation's survival hung in the balance. Had Persia won, the Greek experiment in democracy, philosophy, and science would have been extinguished in its cradle.
The Sky: Saturn conjunct Pluto in Cancer
Saturn-Pluto conjunctions in Cancer strike at homeland security and national survival. The theme of an existential threat to the homeland — requiring total mobilisation and sacrifice — is the quintessential Saturn-Pluto in Cancer signature. This same conjunction recurred in 1914 (WWI) — another existential homeland crisis.
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