King Leonidas (300)

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Full Name	Leonidas
Alias(es)	King Leonidas
Origin	300 Spartans
Occupation	King of Sparta
Powers / Skills	High intellect, Skilled fighter, Big physical strength, Skilled leader and diplomat,Limited political power, Big will
Hobby	Fighting with enemies
Goals	To defeat Xerxes (failed), To make Sparta start the war against Xerxes (suceeded).
Family	Queen Gorgo (wife), Dorieus (older brother), Cleombrotus (younger brother), Pleistarchus (son).
Friends / Allies	Dilios, Stelios, Gorgo, Theron (formerly), Ephialtes (formerly),
Enemies	Xerxes, Theron, Ephialtes, Artemisia (never met),
Type of Hero	Heroic monarch, patriotic warrior, fearless hero

“	This is Sparta!	„
	~ Leonidas's most famous qoute

Leonidas is a character from history protrayed in the movie and graphic novel 300 where he is the main protagonist. He is the king of Sparta and was portrayed by Gerard Butler.

Background

Leonidas (pronounced /liːˈɒnɨdəs/, Greek: Λεωνίδας, Leōnidas, literally "leonine") was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line, one of the sons of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter's strength and bravery. While it has been established that King Leonidas of Sparta died at the Battle of Thermopylae in August, 480 BC, very little is known about the year of his birth, or for that matter, his formative years. Paul Cartledge has narrowed the date of the birth of King Leonidas to around 540 BC.

Leonidas was one of three brothers: he had an older brother Dorieus and a younger brother Cleombrotus, who ruled as regent for a while on Leonidas' death before the regency was taken over by Pausanias, who was Cleombrotus' son. Leonidas succeeded his half-brother Cleomenes I, probably in 489 or 488 BC, and was married to Cleomenes' daughter, Gorgo. His name was raised to heroic status as a result of the events in the Battle of Thermopylae.

Personality

He is very violent, brutal, and very tough. But besides, he also has a soft spot to his family and cares a lot to his army.

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Leonidas was one of three brothers: he had an older brother Dorieus and a younger brother Cleombrotus, who ruled as regent for a while on Leonidas' death before the regency was taken over by Pausanias, who was Cleombrotus' son. Leonidas succeeded his half-brother Cleomenes I, probably in 489 or 488 BC, and was married to Cleomenes' daughter, Gorgo. His name was raised to heroic status as a result of the events in the Battle of Thermopylae (copied from Background).

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