According to the legend, what did King Xerxes I order to have done after a violent storm destroyed his bridge?

Correct answer: Whip the strait

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Old Fool
Old Fool
He was several sausages short of a barbecue. 🤪🤪🤪
thom
thom
wow, is he available to be president?
luckycatfay
luckycatfay
Player #37304733, I didn't pick that as it sounded ridiculous just goes to show!
Player #41739476
Player #41739476
nutteeier than a fruit cake
ted
ted
everybody knows what kind of dude does such things
Goose
Goose
Aka the bad guy from 300
Mark
Mark
His mother was Atossa? Rude!
Hamed
Hamed
emperor of Persian people (Iran)
Kiwirobot
Kiwirobot
That'll show it! It'll think twice before angering the king again!
Player #151634767
Player #151634767
QWERTY is the best way to get some good things 😺😺😺😺
Eugene
Eugene
Actually, when Herodotus describes Xerxes ordering the sea to be whipped after the storm destroyed the bridges, it’s not because Xerxes literally thought he could punish water like a person. In the cultural context of the ancient world, these kinds of symbolic gestures were pretty common—they were meant to show determination, assert dominance over the elements, and also to motivate and encourage people around him after a setback. So, whipping the sea and throwing fetters in wasn’t about being "crazy" or "out of touch," but more about showing his soldiers and workers that he wasn't blaming them for the failure. Instead, he was blaming the uncontrollable forces (the storm), and sending a message: “We won't let nature beat us; we'll try again and succeed.” It actually seemed to work, since the second attempt was successful!
Eugene
Eugene
Old Fool, ... rather than being "a few sausages short of a barbecue," Xerxes was using strong symbolism to keep morale up and push his people to keep going. It’s kind of like a coach yelling at bad weather instead of his team—he’s rallying the troops, not losing his mind.
Maverick
Maverick
I didn't get it, I just guessed 😹
 Veronica
Veronica
💕QuizQueen💕, what if it was dance
Player #120374466
Player #120374466
I'm certain that he was married to Queen Esther who unbeknownst to was Jew. But she showed courage to alert the king of a conspiracy to wipe out her people. And God willing, allowed the Jewish people to defend themselves and to save their future generations until the Messiah came.
Adhikshya
Adhikshya
he would not dance bruhh
drescelline
drescelline
i dont read history so i answer it on purpose and got it right
JAZZY
JAZZY
I didn't know and I got it right
0livia
0livia
OLIVIA is
AckaNyame
AckaNyame
A Great King
matt
matt
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💕QuizQueen💕
💕QuizQueen💕
what if it was dance
Angie
Angie
Dude why would they even dance... The pictures literally give the answers
kavya  varma
kavya varma
open link !12345678910
BLOSSOM_270512
BLOSSOM_270512
i really don't know about it.. but the answer i took the last clue amd it goes right..😊
Ojasvi Mishra
Ojasvi Mishra
It just was a guess and made it correct
chloe
chloe
Mark, u search it or u reed it?
chloe
chloe
thom, maybe
chloe
chloe
but why did he do that atfter what happend???
Dieu linh
Dieu linh
De dang ma
Player #55639748
Player #55639748
ted, 8
brina
brina
lucky I guessed write
samhita D
samhita D
anila, yes
anila
anila
I don't understand it
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🔥
too long question😒