Who married Gorgo, Queen of Sparta?

Gorgo, Queen of Sparta

Gorgo (; 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). Gorgo was also the mother of King Pleistarchus, her only son with King Leonidas I. She is notably one of the few female historical figures actually named by Herodotus, and is depicted in sources as intelligent and wise. Her birth date is uncertain, but based on Herodotus' dating, it is most likely to have been between 518 and 508 BC.

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Leonidas I

Leonidas I

Leonidas I (Oudgrieks: Λεωνίδας) uit het huis der Agiaden was van 490 of 489 tot 480 v.Chr. koning van Sparta. Hij volgde zijn halfbroer Cleomenes I op nadat deze ongeschikt tot regeren verklaard werd. In de Griekse geschiedenis behaalde hij een legendarische heldenstatus nadat hij met 300 Spartaanse keursoldaten in de slag bij Thermopylae vocht tegen het grote invasieleger van koning Xerxes I.

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