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Tyndareüs
King of Sparta. Tyndareüs (Τυνδάρεως) was the son of Oebalus and Gorgophone, who was daughter of Perseus and Andromeda. Tyndareüs was the brother o...
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Oebalus
King of Sparta. Oebalus was the son of Cynorta and the grandson of Amyclas . Oebalus married the widow Gorgophone, the daughter of Perseus and Andr...
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Amyclas and his sons
Amyclas was the son of Lacedaemon and Sparta . Amyclas married Diomede, daughter of Lapithus and Orsinome. Amyclas became the father of Argalus, Cy...
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Lacedaemon & Sparta
Lacedaemon (Lacedaimon or Λακεδαίμων) was the son of Zeus and Taygete , daughter of Atlas and Pleione . It was Lacedaemon who founded the city of S...
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Myles & Eurotas
Kings of Laconia. Myles (Μύλης) and Eurotas were two sons of Lelex . Cleocharia was Eurotas' mother, but Myles' mother was unnamed; which made them...
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Lelex
According to Apollodorus, Lelex (Λέδεξ) was the autochthonous ancestor of the Spartans. Lelex was the earliest ruler of Laconia, which was at first...
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House of Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon was the capital of a southeastern region of the Peloponnese called Laconia. Laconia was known for its fertile land. In Greek m...
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Seven Wonders of the World
Antipater of Sidon, who flourished in the 2nd century BC, was one of the writers who reported the Seven Wonders of the World. These wonders were ei...
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Greek Calendar
Passages in the works of Homer and Hesiod indicated that the Greeks used lunar months. Hesiod, in his Works and Days , also showed that he often us...
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Sir Gareth
The Book of Sir Gareth can be found in Book VII of Morte d'Arthur , a work of the English author Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1469). This episode was one ...
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The Fair Unknown
The French poet Renaud de Beaujeu (or Renaut de Bâgé) wrote Le Bel Inconnu in 1185-1190. It was the story of Guinglain, the son of Gawain, who was ...
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Yvain & the Lady of the Fountain
The popular romance of Yvain and the Lady of the Fountain (Laudine) was told in several countries. This tale told here was written by the French po...