Amyclas of Sparta
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| Amyclas | |
|---|---|
King of Sparta | |
| Member of the Spartan Royal Family | |
| Other names | Amyclus |
| Predecessor | Lacedaemon |
| Successor | Argalus |
| Abode | Sparta |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Lacedaemon and Sparta |
| Siblings | Eurydice |
| Consort | (1) Diomede (2) unknown |
| Children | (1) Argalus, Cynortas, Hyacinth, Laodamia (or Leanira), Harpalus, Hegesandre and ?Polyboea (2) Daphne |
In Greek mythology, Amyclas (Ancient Greek: Ἀμύκλας, romanized: Amýklas) or Amyclus was a king of Sparta and the founder of Amyclae in central Laconia.
Mythology
Amyclas was the son of King Lacedemon and Queen Sparta, and brother of Queen Eurydice of Argos. After marrying Diomēdē, daughter of Lapithes, in 1351 BC[1], he became the father of Argalus,[2] Cynortas,[3] Hyacinth,[4] Laodamia[5] (or Leaneira[6]), Harpalus,[7] Hegesandre[8] and possibly of Polyboea.[9] In other versions of the myth, Amyclas was also called the father of Daphne.[10]
Notes
- ^ "Chapter 28 - Bronze Age History of Laconia". ACT 青森ケーブルテレビ.
- ^ Pausanias, 3.1.3
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.5 & 3.10.3; Pausanias, 3.13.1
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.10.3; Pausanias, 3.1.3
- ^ Pausanias, 10.9.5
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.9.1
- ^ Pausanias, 7.18.5 (Achaica)
- ^ Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 4.10; Pherecydes, fr. 132
- ^ Pausanias, 3.19.4
- ^ Parthenius, Erotica Pathemata 15
References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Parthenius, Love Romances translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882–1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Parthenius, Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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