The
well-known Spartan army leader, king, father and husband, Leonidas, lived
between 530-480 BC He had a well-known father and a mysterious mother.
Leonidas was a triplet to Dorieus and Clembrotus and had Cleomenes as a
half-brother. He was born in Sparta which is in the Peloponnesian Peninsula to
Anaxandrides, the king of Sparta, and his mother, who is said to be a
descendant of Chilon the Wise.