In Greek mythology, Gorgophone (Greek: Γοργοφόνη) was a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda. Her name means "Gorgon Slayer", a tribute to her father who killed Medusa, the mortal Gorgon. Gorgophone is a central figure in the history of Sparta, having been married to two kings, Oebalus of Laconia and Perieres of Messenia. She was of Lelege descent, the Leleges being a people from Asia Minor who settled in Laconia. One of the sons of Oibalos and Gorg...
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In Greek mythology, Gorgophone (Greek: Γοργοφόνη) was a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda. Her name means "Gorgon Slayer", a tribute to her father who killed Medusa, the mortal Gorgon. Gorgophone is a central figure in the history of Sparta, having been married to two kings, Oebalus of Laconia and Perieres of Messenia. She was of Lelege descent, the Leleges being a people from Asia Minor who settled in Laconia. One of the sons of Oibalos and Gorgophone was Tyndareus, stepfather of Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux, and another was Icarius, father of Odysseus's wife, Penelope. Thus, Perseus's descendants played a central role in the Homeric epics and the pre-history of Greece. The most famous historical Spartan woman derived her name from Gorgophone, that is, Gorgo, who was the daughter of the Spartan king Cleomenes. Gorgo was born around 507 BC and after her father's rather awful death, she married his brother, Leonidas, who became king and was the hero at the Battle of...
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