Cynortas | |
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King of
Sparta | |
Member of the Spartan Royal Family | |
Predecessor | Argalus |
Successor | Oebalus |
Abode | Sparta |
Personal information | |
Parents | Amyclas and Diomede |
Siblings | Argalus,
Hyacinth,
Laodamia (or
Leanira),
Harpalus,
Hegesandre and ?
Polyboea half-sister by Amyclas: ? Daphne |
Children | Oebalus and Perieres |
In Greek mythology, Cynortas /sɪˈnɔːrtəs/ or Cynortes /sɪˈnɔːrtiːz/ ( Ancient Greek: Κυνόρτας) or Cynortus was a king of Sparta.
Cynortas was the son of King Amyclas of Sparta [1] and Queen Diomede, and thus brother to King Argalus, [2] Hyacinthus, [3] Laodamia [4] (or Leanira [5]), Hegesandre, [6] Harpalus, [7] Polyboea [8] and in other versions, of Daphne. [9] He was the father of Oebalus [10] or of Perieres, [11] who either succeeded to the throne.
After the death of his brother Argalus, Cynortes inherited the kingdom and eventually became the king of Sparta. [10] He is presumed to have participated in Pelops' attack on Oenomaus in 1312 BC. [12] His tomb was shown near Scias at Sparta. [13]
Cynortas | |
---|---|
King of
Sparta | |
Member of the Spartan Royal Family | |
Predecessor | Argalus |
Successor | Oebalus |
Abode | Sparta |
Personal information | |
Parents | Amyclas and Diomede |
Siblings | Argalus,
Hyacinth,
Laodamia (or
Leanira),
Harpalus,
Hegesandre and ?
Polyboea half-sister by Amyclas: ? Daphne |
Children | Oebalus and Perieres |
In Greek mythology, Cynortas /sɪˈnɔːrtəs/ or Cynortes /sɪˈnɔːrtiːz/ ( Ancient Greek: Κυνόρτας) or Cynortus was a king of Sparta.
Cynortas was the son of King Amyclas of Sparta [1] and Queen Diomede, and thus brother to King Argalus, [2] Hyacinthus, [3] Laodamia [4] (or Leanira [5]), Hegesandre, [6] Harpalus, [7] Polyboea [8] and in other versions, of Daphne. [9] He was the father of Oebalus [10] or of Perieres, [11] who either succeeded to the throne.
After the death of his brother Argalus, Cynortes inherited the kingdom and eventually became the king of Sparta. [10] He is presumed to have participated in Pelops' attack on Oenomaus in 1312 BC. [12] His tomb was shown near Scias at Sparta. [13]