The name of Elon Musk’s newest child appears to reflect his vision for a lean and militant government. Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis announced on X that she welcomed her fourth child with Musk, a son named Seldon Lycurgus, marking Musk’s 14th known child.
Zilis shared the news while celebrating the birthday of their youngest daughter, Arcadia. “In light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus. Built like a juggernaut, with a solid heart of gold. Love him so much,” she wrote.
The name Seldon is likely inspired by Hari Seldon, the fictional mathematician in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series. Seldon is known for developing “psychohistory,” a mathematical approach to predicting and shaping civilization’s future.
Lycurgus, on the other hand, references the legendary Spartan lawmaker credited with establishing Sparta’s militaristic and disciplined way of life. His reforms emphasized endurance, social order, and eugenics-like ideals, promoting procreation as a societal duty.
Greek historian Xenophon wrote that Lycurgus believed “motherhood to be the most important function of freeborn women” and that both men and women should undergo rigorous physical training to produce “more vigorous offspring.”
Source: Thedailybeast.com
