Gorgo (Civ6)

Gorgo (c. 513 – 429 BC) was a queen of Sparta, daughter of king Cleomenes I, wife of king Leonidas I and mother to king Pleistarchus. She is notably one of the very few women to be named by ancient historians like Herodotus and Plutarch, being noted for her intelligence, wisdom and judgment. She leads the Greeks in Civilization VI.
Who better to be master of the civic side of life than the Greeks? As a Spartan, Gorgo can use the power and flexibility of the civics system to set up for any kind of victory.
== Intro ==
 Gorgo, Queen of Sparta; glory to you and your loyal hoplite armies! Greece savors the blessings from Ares that every victory brings. And your people applaud your thoughtful governance and cultural marvels. Stand proud, for the legacy of Greece, and of your achievements, will be told over and over again for generations.
== In-Game ==
Gorgo's unique agenda is With Your Shield Or On It. She never gives up items in a peace deal, prefers leaders who haven't yielded in a peace deal, and dislikes any leader who has surrendered in a peace deal or any leader who has never engaged in war. In Gathering Storm, against her will decay at twice the usual rate.
Her leader ability is Thermopylae. It provides her with equal to 50% of the base Combat Strength of each enemy military unit defeated, and her units with +1 Combat Strength for every active Military policy card in her government.
== Detailed Approach ==
Greece leads the early game in output. With Gorgo, it is by going to war and getting from kills, or by putting an Acropolis on a Hill right in the center of her city's districts and wonders. Coupled with a free Wildcard Policy slot, Greece is the government power player throughout the game. Researching the civics that boost their victory strategy, they will have a full slate of Policies in place to help them along the way. The government system is flexible to support any victory path, though a Culture Victory is an easy fit for Greece.
== Lines ==
Gorgo is voiced by Angeliki Dimitrakopoulou. She speaks her native Doric dialect of Ancient Greek recognizable from the fact the long e (η) sound in most words is instead replaced by the long a sound (α) - for example, "αγεμών" (agemon) instead of "ηγεμών" (hegemon).
=== Voiced ===
Codename 	Quote (English translation) 	Quote (Doric Greek)	Notes
Agenda-based Approval 	You would make a good Spartan… resilient, strong, brave. 	Σπαρτιάτης καλὸς είησαν. Καρτερός, ισχυρός, ἀνδρεῖος.
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Spartiā́tēs kalòs eíēsan. Karterós, ischurós, andreîos.	
Agenda-based Disapproval	Are you such a coward, to avoid bloodshed? To yield so easily? Where is your honor? (lit. "Are you so bold/courageous as to avoid blood (bloodshed)? How can your honor be so lacking?") 	Οὕτως θρασὺς εσύ εἶ ὥστε τὸ αἷμα φεύγειν; Πῇ ένδει ἁ τιμὰ τέος;
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Hoútōs thrasùs eî hṓste tò haîma pheúgein? Pêi éndei hā tīmā̀ téos?	
Attacked 	You must not know: Spartans only return with their shield, or on it. (lit. "The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.wikisource:History of the Peloponnesian War/Book 5#5:89 And thus it will happen to you.")	Δυνατὰ οἱ προύχοντες πράσσουσι καὶ οἱ ἀσθενεῖς ξυγχωροῦσιν. Καὶ οὕτως τοι γίγνεται.
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Dunatà dè hoi proúchontes prássousi kaì hoi astheneîs xunchōroûsin. Kaì hoútōs toi gígnetai.	The audio file for this line appears to have been switched with her Declares War line. The first sentence is an exact quote from the famous Melian dialogue from History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (5:89.1).
Declares War 	Now, we will test your strength! Prepare yourselves! 	Νῦν πειρασόμεθα τάς ὑμετέρᾱς δυνάμεως. Παρασκευάζεσθε!
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Nûn peirasómetha tā́s hūmetérās dunámeōs. Paraskeuázesthe!	The audio file for this line appears to have been switched with her Attacked line.
Defeated 	Ares has abandoned us. Sparta is defeated. 	Ἄρης ἁμέ ἀπολέλοιπε. Ἁ Σπάρτα ἐσσῆται.
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Árēs hāmé apoléloipe. Hā Spártā essêtai.	
Greeting 	I am Gorgo, Queen of Sparta and leader of the Greeks. Who are you? What victories can you speak of? 	Γοργὼ εἰμί, ἁ βασίλεια τᾶς Σπάρτας, καὶ ἁγεμὼν τῶν Ἑλλήνων. Τίς εἶ σύ; Τίνας νίκας οἷος τε σὺ ἀγγέλλειν;
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Gorgṑ eimí, hā basíleia tâs Spártās, kaì hāgemṑn tôn Hellḗnōn. Tís eî sú? Tínas níkās hoîos te sù angéllein?	
Quote from Civilopedia 	A city is well-fortified which has a wall of men instead of brick. 	Οὐκ ἂν εἴη ἀτείχιστος πόλις ἅτις ἄνδρεσσι, καὶ οὐ πλίνθοις ἐστεφάνωται.
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Ouk àn eíē ateíchistos pólis hā́tis ándressi, kaì ou plínthois estephánōtai.	This is an exact quote from Parallel Lives by Plutarch from the part dedicated to Lycurgus of Sparta, paragraph 19.
=== Unvoiced ===
Delegation: A Spartan delegation honors you with gifts of olive oil and black broth. Accept them with honor.
Accepts Delegation from Player: Spartans are not interested in material goods, but I thank you for the gifts your delegation brought me.
Rejects Delegation from Player: Not this time.
Accepts Player's Declaration of Friendship: You have proven to be a good friend of Sparta. I will accept on behalf of my people.
Rejects Player's Declaration of Friendship: Sparta does not need your friendship.
Requests Declaration of Friendship: I hereby offer you Sparta's friendship, will you accept?
Player Accepts Declaration of Friendship: Thank you.
Player Rejects Declaration of Friendship: Unfortunate.
Denounced by Player: Your words are meaningless compared to our deeds.
Denounces Player: You are worse than sophists. Let the rest of the world know.
Too Many Troops Near Her Border: Move your army from our borders or we will move them for you.
Invitation to Capital: What is your capital like? Tell me, and I will tell you of Sparta.
Invitation to City: We have a city nearby. Would you like to visit and sample our hearty black broth?
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* Gorgo's leader ability is named after the Battle of Thermopylae, while her leader agenda references a quote that, according to Plutarch's Moralia, Spartan women said to men before they left for battle, meaning that they should only return from war either carrying their shield in victory, or with their dead body upon it, but never without their shield due to having thrown it away in cowardice to flee and save themselves.
* Gorgo carries a dory that she points at the player when declaring war and throws to the ground during her disapproval cutscene.
== Gallery ==
Civ6 Gorgo Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Gorgo
Civ 6 Gorgo Splash.jpg|Promotional image of Gorgo
Gorgo loadscreen (Civ6).png|Gorgo on the loading screen
== Videos ==
thumb|center|300px|First Look: Greece (Gorgo)
== Related achievements ==
== References ==
ru:Горго (Civ6)
Category:Greek