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A bust believed to depict King Leonidas I, Gorgo's husband. After Cleomenes's death in 489 BC, Gorgo was left as his sole heiress. By 490, she was apparently already married to her half-uncle Leonidas I. [11] Despite being the daughter and wife of Spartan kings, Gorgo herself could not be considered a queen, as royal women in Sparta did not typically hold a special role in society.
Leonidas I (/ l i ə ˈ n aɪ d ə s,-d æ s /; Ancient 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 .
Cratesiclea (died 219 BC), was a Spartan queen, married to king Leonidas II of Sparta (ancient Greece), and mother of Cleomenes III and Chilonis. [1] [2] During the reign of her spouse, her foreign origin was used by the opposition of her husband, as Spartan law declared that the queens of Sparta must be Spartan.
Agiatis, wife of Cleomenes III, she had previously been married to Agis IV. She had one son from Agis (Eudamidas III) and at least two sons from Cleomenes, who are unknown. [67] Eucleidas, second son of Leonidas II and Cratesiclea, he was appointed as co-king by his elder brother Cleomenes III in the place of the Eurypontid Archidamus V. He ...
Leonidas chose to camp at, and defend, the "middle gate", the narrowest part of the pass of Thermopylae, where the Phocians had built a defensive wall some time before. [55] News also reached Leonidas, from the nearby city of Trachis, that there was a mountain track that could be used to outflank the pass of Thermopylae. Leonidas stationed ...
Leonidas II: Briefly deposed while in exile avoiding trial c. 242 – 241 BC: Cleombrotus II: c. 241 – 235 BC: Leonidas II: c. 235 – 222 BC: Cleomenes III: Exiled after the Battle of Sellasia: Following the Battle of Sellasia, the dual monarchy remained vacant until Cleomenes III's death in 219. c. 219 – 215 BC: Agesipolis III
Gorgo (mythology), a woman of king Aegyptus; Another name for Medusa, one of the three monstrous Gorgons in Greek mythology; Gorgo, a 1961 film, or its protagonist, the fictional giant monster Gorgo; Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (6th–5th century BC), queen of Sparta, daughter of king Cleomenes I and wife of king Leonidas I; 681 Gorgo, an asteroid
Wife of Leon: Leonidas I, King of Sparta: Niece of Anaxandridas: Notes Preceded by. Eurycratides. Agiad King of Sparta 590 - 560 BC Succeeded by. Anaxandridas II ...