the eponymous king of Lacedaemon (i.e. Sparta) in classical Greek mythology. Lacedaemon was the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Taygete. By Princess Sparta,...

Eurotas of Laconia and Clete, with the other being Tiasa. By her husband, Lacedaemon, Sparta became the mother of Amyclas and Eurydice, wife of King Acrisius...

that they are both already dead and buried back in their homeland of Lacedaemon, thus suggesting that at least in the Homeric tradition, both were mortal...

Electra, mother of Dardanus and Iasion, by Zeus. Taygete, mother of Lacedaemon, also by Zeus. Alcyone, mother of Hyrieus, Hyperenor and Aethusa; Hyperes...

In Greek mythology, Ino (/ˈaɪnoʊ/ EYE-noh; Ancient Greek: Ἰνώ [iːnɔ̌ː]) was a Theban princess who later became a queen of Boeotia. After her death and...

cin.θos/) is a deified hero and a beloved student of Apollo in Greek mythology. His cult at Amyclae southwest of Sparta dates from the Mycenaean era...

land there. Geraestus, a Cyclops on whose grave in Attica Hyacinthus of Lacedaemon had his daughters Aegleis, Antheis, Lytaea, and Orthaea were sacrificed...

support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In Greek mythology, Perseus (US: /ˈpɜːr.si.əs/, UK: /ˈpɜː.sjuːs/; Greek: Περσεύς, translit...

Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement...

of Artemis). Nymphs featured in classic works of art, literature, and mythology. They are often attendants of goddesses and frequently occur in myths...