#mothakes were the bastard children of citizens and helots

[kefnut-the-gweilologist]

and for comparison

#reading a very good blogpost abt ancient spartan society #helots r slaves #the perioikoi and skiritai were free farmers and artisans that were subjects of the spartan state that had to serve in the army #they like made a lot of the armor and weapons #hypomeiones were former spartan citizens and their descendants #poverty was the main reason ppl fell out of the citizen class but cowardice on the battlefield also a reason #also there was no way to regain citizenship for urself or ur family if u lost it #mothakes were the bastard children of citizens and helots #neodamodes were freed helots