![]() ![]() Both her father and her husband listened to her counsel, and she is one of the few women mentioned by Herodotus in his Histories. She is a figure of note for her wisdom, cleverness, and the apparent authority she assumed in the lives of those around her. She was most likely still alive during the reign of her son Pleistarchus, but for how long and what role she played at his court are not known. Her birth and death dates are unknown but it is generally believed, based on inferences from, that she was born in either 518 or 508 BCE, was already married to King Leonidas by 490 BCE, and survived his death at in 480 BCE. ![]() ![]() Gorgo was the queen of the of, daughter of the king Cleomenes (reigned 520-490 BCE), wife of King (reigned 490-480 BCE), and mother of King Pleistarchus (reigned 480-458 BCE). 2006] Temple/Sacred Prostitution in Ancient Mesopotamia Revisited 633 and reproduction: “Generally, there is no reason to believe that the ancient inha. Possible 1962 book information, but still no actual book: Ancient Greek Gods and Lore Revisited / Fredrico Ionnides Ionnides, Fredrico, 1911-1988. Born the 12 who would become the Olympian Gods, the great Greek. The Achaeans spoke a dialect of ancient Greek and used.
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