This painting is about celebrating strength and masculinity. It's about being a man. I don't know why being a real man is looked down upon nowadays and demonised by the over-sensitive mainstream media. A real man is not just a war-mongering violent stereotype. Any fool can build up strength, but it takes heart and wisdom to be a real man. Ultimately a real man is one who makes sacrifices for his family and provides for his wife and children the best way he can, without neglecting them. In the old days of Sparta this was celebrated and men were held to high standards. So this painting is for the King Leonidas in you, because when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.