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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 was the second son of Anaxandridas' first wife, and either the elder brother or twin of Cleombrotus. [1] Leonidas' name means "descendant of Leon", and he was named after his grandfather Leon of Sparta. The Doric Greek suffix -ίδας, with corresponding Attic form -ίδης, mainly means "descendant of". [2]
Gorgo, Queen of Sparta and wife of Leonidas, as quoted by Plutarch [1] Spartan women were famous in ancient Greece for seemingly having more freedom than women elsewhere in the Greek world. To contemporaries outside of Sparta , Spartan women had a reputation for promiscuity and controlling their husbands.
For instance, Plutarch recounts, in his Sayings of Spartan Women, upon his departure, Leonidas' wife Gorgo asked what she should do if he did not return, to which Leonidas replied, "Marry a good man and have good children." [165] It is reported that, upon arriving at Thermopylae, the Persians sent a mounted scout to reconnoitre.
Cleombrotus II, put on the throne by the Eurypontid Agis IV to replace Leonidas II forced into exile in 243–241, but in turn went into exile when Leonidas was restored. He was the son-in-law of Leonidas II, but his relationship with the other Agiads is uncertain. [64] Chilonis, daughter of Leonidas II, wife of Cleombrotus II.
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 ...
Leonidas I: Battle of Thermopylae: c. 480 – 459 BC: Pleistarchus: First Peloponnesian War begins c. 459 – 445 BC, 426 – 409 BC: Pleistoanax: Second Peloponnesian War begins c. 445 – 426 BC, 409 – 395 BC: Pausanias: Helped restore democracy in Athens; Spartan hegemony: c. 395 – 380 BC: Agesipolis I: Corinthian War begins c. 380 ...
Leonidas II was raised at the Seleucid court, and according to Plutarch's Life of Agis IV, he married a Persian woman. According to other sources, this non-Spartan wife was actually a Seleucid, possibly the daughter of Seleucus I Nicator by his Persian wife Apama. She was therefore not fully Persian, but half-Macedonian and half-Persian.