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In Greek mythology, Cynortas (Ancient Greek: Κυνόρτας, /sɪˈnɔːrtəs/) or Cynortes (Ancient Greek: Κυνόρτης, /sɪˈnɔːrtiːz/) or Cynortus was a king of Sparta.

Family

Cynortas was the son of King Amyclas of Sparta and Queen Diomede, and thus brother to King Argalus, Hyacinthus, Laodamia (or Leanira), Hegesandre, Harpalus, Polyboea and in other versions, of Daphne. He was the father of Oebalus or of Perieres, who either succeeded to the throne.

Mythology

After the death of his brother Argalus, Cynortes inherited the kingdom and eventually became the king of Sparta. He is presumed to have participated in Pelops' attack on Oenomaus in 1312 BC. His tomb was shown near Scias at Sparta.

See also

• List of kings of Sparta

Notes

1. Apollodorus, 1.9.5 & 3.10.3; Pausanias, 3.13.1
2. Pausanias, 3.1.3
3. Apollodorus, 3.10.3; Pausanias, 3.1.3
4. Pausanias, 10.9.5
5. Apollodorus, 3.9.1
6. Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 4.10; Pherecydes, fr. 132
7. Pausanias, 7.18.5 (Achaica)
8. Pausanias, 3.19.4
9. Parthenius, Erotica Pathemata 15
10. ^ Pausanias, 3.1.3
11. Apollodorus, 1.9.5 & 3.10.3–4
12. "Chapter 28 - Bronze Age History of Laconia". www.actv.ne.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
13. Pausanias, 3.13.1; Scholia on Euripides, Orestes 447

References

• 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

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Lacedaemonids	Lacedaemon Amyclas Argalus Cynortas Perieres Oebalus Tyndareus Hippocoon
Atreids	Menelaus Orestes Tisamenus Dion
Early Heraclids	Aristodemus Theras (regent)
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Heraclids Eurypontid dynasty	Procles Soos Eurypon Prytanis Polydectes Eunomus Charilaus Nicander Theopompus Anaxandridas I Zeuxidamus Anaxidamus Archidamus I Anaxilas Leotychidas I Hippocratidas Agasicles Ariston Demaratus Leotychidas II Archidamus II Agis II Agesilaus II Archidamus III Agis III Eudamidas I Archidamus IV Eudamidas II Agis IV Eudamidas III Archidamus V Lycurgus Pelops Machanidas (regent) Nabis Laconicus

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