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A king and eponym of Lacedaemon ( Sparta ) . A son of Zeus and Taygete ,
Lacedaemon married Sparta , daughter of the Laconian king Eurotas , from
whom he inherited the kingdom . Lacedaemon renamed the region for himself
and ...
A king and eponym of Lacedaemon ( Sparta ) . A son of Zeus and Taygete ,
Lacedaemon married Sparta , daughter of the Laconian king Eurotas , from
whom he inherited the kingdom . Lacedaemon renamed the region for himself
and ...
Page 535
Sparta . The principal city of Laconia . Sparta , which was often called
Lacedaemon , was for centuries the dominant power of ... According to Spartan
traditions recorded by Pausanias and others , the first king of this region was the
earth - born ...
Sparta . The principal city of Laconia . Sparta , which was often called
Lacedaemon , was for centuries the dominant power of ... According to Spartan
traditions recorded by Pausanias and others , the first king of this region was the
earth - born ...
Page 561
As the sea - god promised , Euphemus ' Minyan descendants from Lemnos , after
a sojourn in Sparta , helped to colonize the island . Another story , which was to
some degree combined with the Minyan version , emphasized the role of Theras
...
As the sea - god promised , Euphemus ' Minyan descendants from Lemnos , after
a sojourn in Sparta , helped to colonize the island . Another story , which was to
some degree combined with the Minyan version , emphasized the role of Theras
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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