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Gorgo, Queen of Sparta
Early 5th-century BC queen of Sparta
Gorgo (; Greek: Γοργώ[ɡorɡɔ͜ɔ́]; fl. 480 BC) was a Spartan woman and wife to King Leonidas I (r.
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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] Gorgo was also the mother of King Pleistarchus, her only son with King Leonidas I.[2] She is notably one of the few female historical figures actually named by Herodotus, and is depicted in sources as intelligent and wise.[3][4] Her birth date is uncertain, but based on Herodotus' dating, it is most likely to have been between 518 and 508 BC.[citation needed]
Early life and education
According to Herodotus, Gorgo was the only child of King Cleomenes I of Sparta.
The earliest anecdote of her life that he provides in The Histories comes when Aristagoras, seeking allies after the Ionian revolt, came to Sparta to try to convinc