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Gorgo (/ ˈɡɔːrɡoʊ /; Greek: Γοργώ [ɡorɡɔ͜ɔ́]; fl. 480 BC) was a Spartan woman and wife to King Leonidas I (r. 489–480 BC). She was the daughter and the only known child of Cleomenes I, Leonidas' half-brother and King of Sparta (r. 520–490 BC). [1]
2 Δεκ 2009 · Leonidas (c. 530-480 B.C.) was a king of the city-state of Sparta from about 490 B.C. until his death at the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persian army in 480 B.C.
Leonidas I (/ l i ə ˈ n aɪ d ə s,-d æ s /; Greek: Λεωνίδας, Leōnídas; born c. 540 BC; died 11 August 480 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the son of king Anaxandridas II and the 17th king of the Agiad dynasty, a Spartan royal house which claimed descent from the mythical demigod Heracles.
24 Ιουν 2024 · Leonidas married Cleomenes’ daughter Gorgo, following the tradition of avunculate marriages like his parents before him. By the time of the ‘Battle of Sepeia’ against Argos in 494 BC, he had already been named Cleomenes’ heir as the latter didn’t have a male issue.
He was married to Cleomenes’ daughter, Gorgo, and may have supported Cleomenes’ aggressions against other Greek cities. In 480 Leonidas commanded the small Greek force that resisted the advance through Thermopylae of the vast army of the Persian king Xerxes.
19 Οκτ 2022 · Bethlehem may be most famous as the birthpace of Jesus, but the city already existed in the time of the Canaanites (14th cent. BC) and is also identified with the town of Ephrath in the Book of Genesis (ca. 1700 NC).
Leonidas was born around 540 BCE into the royal Agiad dynasty of Sparta, a lineage that traced its roots to the mythical hero Heracles. His father, King Anaxandridas II, was a respected ruler in a society where lineage and military prowess were paramount.
