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Leonidas I

Leonidas I
King of Sparta
Leonidas I of Sparta.jpg
Reign 489–480 BC
Predecessor Cleomenes I
Successor Pleistarchus
Born c. 540 BC
Sparta
Died 11 August 480 BC (aged around 60)
Thermopylae
Consort Gorgo
Issue Pleistarchus
Greek Λεωνίδᾱς
House Agiad
Father Anaxandridas II
Mother Unknown
Religion Greek Polytheism

Leonidas I (/lˈɒn..dəs/ lee-ON-i-dəs or /lˈɒn..dæs/; Doric Λεωνίδᾱς, Leōnídās; Ionic and Attic Greek: Λεωνίδης, Leōnídēs, [leɔːnídɛːs]; "son of the lion"; died 11 August 480 BC), was a warrior king of the Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the husband of Gorgo, the daughter of Anaxandridas II of Sparta and the 17th of the Agiad line; a dynasty which claimed descent from the mythological demigod Heracles. Leonidas had a notable participation in the Second Persian War, where he led the allied Greek forces to a last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae while attempting to defend the pass from the invading Persian army.


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