Amyclas of Sparta

Not to be confused with Amykles.

In Greek mythology, Amyclas (/əˈmkləs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀμύκλας) 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 Amykles in central Laconia.

References

  1. Pausanias, Description of Greece 10. 9. 5.
  2. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 9. 1

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Regnal titles
Preceded by
Lacedaemon
King of Sparta Succeeded by
Argalus