Lelex | |
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First king of
Lelegia | |
Member of the Sparta Royal Family | |
Predecessor | none |
Successor | Myles |
Abode | Lelegia (later called Laconia) |
Personal information | |
Parents | (a)
autochthonous (b) Poseidon (c) Helios (d) Spartus |
Siblings | unknown |
Consort | (1)
Cleocharia (2) unknown (3) Peridia (4) unknown (5) unknown |
Children | (1)
Eurotas (2) Myles and Polycaon (3) Myles, Polyclon, Bomolochus and Therapne (4) Amyclas (5) Lakonia |
In Greek mythology, Lelex ( /ˈliːlɪks/; Ancient Greek: Λέλεξ, gen. Λέλεγος) was one of the original inhabitants of Laconia which was called after him, its first king, Lelegia.
Lelex was said to be autochthonous [1] or his father was the sun- god Helios or the sea-god Poseidon. [2] He was married to the Naiad nymph Cleocharia and became the father of several sons, including Eurotas, [3] and possibly Myles and Polycaon. [4] Some called his wife Peridia and their children were Myles, Polyclon, Bomolochus and Therapne. [5]
In one tradition, again, Lelex was described as the son of Spartus, and father of Amyclas. [6] The eponymous heroine Lakonia was credited to be a daughter of Lelex as well. [2]
Through Myles, Lelex was the grandfather of Eurotas, who had a daughter named Sparta. [7] This woman later marry Lacedaemon [8] who named the city of Sparta after his wife; however, the city's name would also be his own, as it was called either Lacedaemon or Sparta interchangeably.
Sources indicate that Perseus was a descendant of Lelex. The latter's great-granddaughter Sparta gave birth to a daughter named Eurydice who had married Acrisius, the king of Argos. Eurydice became the mother of Danaë, thus making her Perseus’ grandmother. [9]
Lelex appears to have been conceived by ancient mythographers as the eponymous founder of the Leleges, a semi-mythical people who lived on both sides of the Aegean Sea. [10] He had a heroön at Sparta. [11]
Lelex | |
---|---|
First king of
Lelegia | |
Member of the Sparta Royal Family | |
Predecessor | none |
Successor | Myles |
Abode | Lelegia (later called Laconia) |
Personal information | |
Parents | (a)
autochthonous (b) Poseidon (c) Helios (d) Spartus |
Siblings | unknown |
Consort | (1)
Cleocharia (2) unknown (3) Peridia (4) unknown (5) unknown |
Children | (1)
Eurotas (2) Myles and Polycaon (3) Myles, Polyclon, Bomolochus and Therapne (4) Amyclas (5) Lakonia |
In Greek mythology, Lelex ( /ˈliːlɪks/; Ancient Greek: Λέλεξ, gen. Λέλεγος) was one of the original inhabitants of Laconia which was called after him, its first king, Lelegia.
Lelex was said to be autochthonous [1] or his father was the sun- god Helios or the sea-god Poseidon. [2] He was married to the Naiad nymph Cleocharia and became the father of several sons, including Eurotas, [3] and possibly Myles and Polycaon. [4] Some called his wife Peridia and their children were Myles, Polyclon, Bomolochus and Therapne. [5]
In one tradition, again, Lelex was described as the son of Spartus, and father of Amyclas. [6] The eponymous heroine Lakonia was credited to be a daughter of Lelex as well. [2]
Through Myles, Lelex was the grandfather of Eurotas, who had a daughter named Sparta. [7] This woman later marry Lacedaemon [8] who named the city of Sparta after his wife; however, the city's name would also be his own, as it was called either Lacedaemon or Sparta interchangeably.
Sources indicate that Perseus was a descendant of Lelex. The latter's great-granddaughter Sparta gave birth to a daughter named Eurydice who had married Acrisius, the king of Argos. Eurydice became the mother of Danaë, thus making her Perseus’ grandmother. [9]
Lelex appears to have been conceived by ancient mythographers as the eponymous founder of the Leleges, a semi-mythical people who lived on both sides of the Aegean Sea. [10] He had a heroön at Sparta. [11]