| Cynortas | |
|---|---|
King of Sparta | |
| Member of the Spartan Royal Family | |
| Predecessor | Argalus |
| Successor | Oebalus |
| Abode | Sparta |
| Genealogy | |
| 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.
Family[edit]
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.
Mythology[edit]
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]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.5 & 3.10.3; Pausanias, 3.13.1
- ^ Pausanias, 3.1.3
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.10.3; Pausanias, 3.1.3
- ^ Pausanias, 10.9.5
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.9.1
- ^ Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 4.10; Pherecydes, fr. 132
- ^ Pausanias, 7.18.5 (Achaica)
- ^ Pausanias, 3.19.4
- ^ Parthenius, Erotica Pathemata 15
- ^ a b Pausanias, 3.1.3
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.5 & 3.10.3–4
- ^ "Chapter 28 - Bronze Age History of Laconia". www.actv.ne.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Pausanias, 3.13.1; Scholia on Euripides, Orestes 447
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.
External links[edit]
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