Dorieus (Greek: Δωριεύς) was a Spartan prince of the Agiad dynasty who lived in the 6th century BC.
Dorieus was the son of King Anaxandridas II and his first wife. However, long after Anaxandridas and the queen failed to produce an heir, pressure was put upon the king to set the queen aside and take a new wife. Anaxandridas refused to do this, so it was agreed that he alone could take a second wife (the Spartans did not practice polygamy, although infidelity by either partner was sometimes overlooked in order to increase the birthrate). The second wife of Anaxandridas soon gave birth to the future king Cleomenes I, the half-brother of Dorieus. Dorieus was born very shortly after. Soon a younger full brother was born, namely Leonidas, who later became king and famous as the Spartan commander at the Battle of Thermopylae. Another brother, Cleombrotus, would later become regent of Sparta. Upon the death of Anaxandridas, Cleomenes rightfully became king, but only after Dorieus unsuccessfully challenged him for the throne. Dorieus expected to prevail as the more fit man, but the law gave the throne to the older son.
War in the living room,
We swore we weren't like that.
Once we went down that road,
There was no turning back.
Anger and jealousy
And distorted fact,
Left this pale shadow
of a life we once had.
How could you love and then
Change just like that?
You give your whole heart away
Then take it all back.
This is the end of the line tonight
We can't defend what we know ain't right.
It's over, it's over, it's over,
This love we should let die.
This is the end of the line.
Broken down promises
Linger on in my head.
The scars and the blemishes
that time could not mend.
How can you live losing
All we once had?
Come on now, little girl,
It ain't quite that bad.
This is the end the line Tonight
We can't defend what
we know ain't right
It's over, it's over, it's over
This love we should let die.
This is the end of the line.
Nothing but love gets you
so hypnotized.
Nothing but love brings
them tears to your eyes.
Nothing but love takes
away all your pride.
Nothing but love eats
You away inside.
This is the end of the line Tonight.
We can't defend what we know ain't right.
Two worlds amend, oh ya and
Two worlds collide.
It's over, it's over, it's Over
This love we should let die.
It's been coming for some time.
So goodnight and goodbye.
This is the end
This is the end