‘Built Like a Juggernaut’: Elon Musk’s 14th Child, Seldon Lycurgus, Has Punjabi Roots

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Tags : Elon Musk child, Seldon Lycurgus, Musk family roots, Punjabi connection of Musk, Musk 14th child, SpaceX founder family, Tesla CEO children, Musk ancestry | Published at : 03 Mar 2025 06:20 PM | Author : Gaurav Singh (gauravsinghigc)

Elon Musk, the visionary behind SpaceX and Tesla, welcomes his 14th child, Seldon Lycurgus. Reports suggest the newborn has a Punjabi lineage, adding an intriguing cultural dimension to Musk’s expanding family.

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🎭 Built like a juggernaut: Elon Musk’s 14th child, Seldon Lycurgus, has Punjabi roots

The herd of Musk kids is expanding once again! Tech mogul Elon Musk has welcomed his 14th child and his 4th with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis, who recently announced the news on X (formerly Twitter).

👶 Baby boy’s arrival!

Shivon Zilis took to X and wrote:

“Discussed with Elon and, 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.”

This announcement came while celebrating the first birthday of their third child, Arcadia. Until now, the name and gender of their third child had not been publicly disclosed.

📌 Musk and Zilis' expanding family

💙 Twins Strider and Azure
💜 Arcadia
💛 Seldon Lycurgus (newborn)

With Seldon’s birth, Elon Musk now has 14 children, including those with other partners.

🌏 Punjabi roots of Seldon Lycurgus

The birth of Seldon Lycurgus has also drawn attention to his Punjabi heritage. Shivon Zilis, who is a Neuralink executive, was born in Ontario, Canada, to a Punjabi Indian mother and a Caucasian Canadian father. In a 2015 interview, she mentioned, “I pretty much turned out white — I just got the big eyes from the Punjabi side.”

Child	Mother	Heritage
💙 Strider	Shivon Zilis	Punjabi-Canadian
💙 Azure	Shivon Zilis	Punjabi-Canadian
💜 Arcadia	Shivon Zilis	Punjabi-Canadian
💛 Seldon Lycurgus	Shivon Zilis	Punjabi-Canadian

With this, four of Elon Musk’s children now share Indian roots, specifically from Punjab.

🔍 The meaning behind the name: Seldon Lycurgus

Elon Musk has always chosen unique baby names for his children, often inspired by science fiction and historical figures. Seldon Lycurgus follows this tradition:

📚 Seldon – Likely inspired by Hari Seldon, the mathematician and visionary from Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, who developed "psychohistory" to predict the future.
🏛️ Lycurgus – Named after the Spartan lawgiver credited with shaping Sparta’s military-focused society.

Given Elon Musk’s love for science fiction and history, the name fits perfectly into his pattern of choosing distinctive and meaningful names.