The slogan of Iniochos 2025 exercise is “ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΝΤΩΝ”.
Iniochos 2025 is a significant multinational air exercise hosted by the Hellenic Air Force at Andravida Air Base in Western Greece. This year’s slogan is ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΝΤΩΝ.
The phrase “Πόλεμος πατήρ πάντων” (polemos patir panton) comes from the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus and translates to “War is the father of all things.”
The full phrase is “War is the father of all and the king of all, and some it made gods, others men; some it made slaves, others free.”
Heraclitus did not necessarily refer to war in the narrow sense of armed conflict but rather to the broader concept of struggle, opposition, and conflict as fundamental forces of change and progress. According to his philosophy:
- Everything flows (“Panta rhei”), meaning that the world is in a constant state of flux and transformation.
- Opposition and conflict give rise to order and evolution.
- Life and existence are based on a continuous struggle between opposites (light-darkness, good-evil, life-death).
Modern Analysis
This phrase is often used to express the idea that conflict and opposition drive history, science, and society forward. For example:
- In politics and history, conflicts lead to social change.
- In economics, competition fosters progress and innovation.
- In nature, evolution is based on the struggle for survival (Darwinism).