Amyclas of Sparta
In Greek mythology, Amyclas (/əˈmaɪkləs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀμύκλας, Ἀmúklas) was a king of Sparta, the son of Lacedemon and Queen Sparta and brother of Queen Eurydice.
According to Pseudo-Apollodorus, he was the husband of Diomēdē and father of Prince Hyacinth and King Cynortas; according to Pausanias, he was also the father of Queen Laodamia or Leaneira, wife of Arcas,[1][2] eponymous hero of Arcadia. He was the mythical founder of Amyclae in central Laconia.
References
- ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece 10. 9. 5.
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 9. 1
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King of Sparta | Succeeded by Argalus |
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