κωνσταντῖνος δραγάσης παλαιολόγος kōnstantinos dragasēs palaiologos.
Marble king constantine xi.
Constantine xi dragases palaiologos or dragaš palaeologus greek.
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An old greek legend refers to constantine xi as the marble king saying that when the ottomans entered constantinople an angel rescued the emperor turned him into marble and placed him in a cave under the earth near the golden gate in istanbul where he waits to be brought to life again and reestablish christian constantinople.
Constantine xi the last emperor had a tragic ending that inspired great myths similar to those of king arthur so while the two were not necessarily related although constantine xi was named for constantine the great and arthur is often believed to be a relative or descendant of constantine the great constantine xi may be deemed a mythical.
Constantine s death marked the end of the byzantine empire an institution.
Another legend refers to the marble king constantine xi holding that when the ottomans entered the city an angel rescued the emperor turned him into marble and placed him in a cave under the earth near the golden gate where he waits to be brought to life again a variant of the sleeping hero legend.
The marble king theme is the supernatural element the divine intervention that the enslaved people hoped and gave this legendary name to their lost king.
8 february 1405 29 may 1453 was the last byzantine emperor reigning from 1449 to his death in battle at the fall of constantinople in 1453.
According to one of the many greek legends about the constantinople s fall to the ottomans when the turks entered the city an angel rescued the emperor constantine xi palaiologos turned him into marble and placed him in a cave under the earth near the golden gate where he waits to be brought to life again to conquer the city back for.
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