In Greek mythology, Amyclas (Ancient Greek: Ἀμύκλας, romanized: Amýklas) or Amyclus was a king of Sparta and the founder of Amyclae in central Laconia.
| 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 |
Mythology edit
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 edit
- ^ "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 edit
- 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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