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...

mythology Gorgo (film), a 1961 film, or its protagonist, the fictional giant monster Gorgo Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (6th–5th century BC), queen of Sparta, daughter...

relative. Many women played a significant role in the history of Sparta. Queen Gorgo, heiress to the throne and the wife of Leonidas I, was an influential...

than 300,000 soldiers. As the battle rages, Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) attempts to rally support in Sparta for her husband. The film also features Michael...

men?" "Because we are also the only ones who give birth to men." Gorgo, Queen of Sparta and wife of Leonidas, as quoted by Plutarch Spartan women were famous...

women. The name 'Gorgon' is associated with the Ancient Greek adjective gorgós (γοργός), which, of an eye or look, means 'grim, fierce, awesome, dazzling'...

the Agiad King of Sparta from 480 to 458 BC. Pleistarchus was born as a prince, likely the only son of King Leonidas I and Queen Gorgo. His grandparents...

Leon (Greek: Λέων) was the 14th Agiad dynasty King of Sparta, ruling from 590 BC to 560 BC. Leon means "lion". The grandson of Leon had a similar name:...

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...

grossing $337 million worldwide from a $110 million budget. Queen Gorgo of Sparta narrates about the Battle of Marathon, in which King Darius of Persia...