Cleocharia

In Greek mythology, Cleocharia (/ˌkliːoʊˈkɛəriə/;^[1] Ancient Greek: Κλεοχαρείας Kleokhareia) was a naiad (water nymph) of Laconia who became the queen-consort of King Lelex of Lelegia. She was the ancestor of the Spartan royal family and gave birth to Eurotas. Eurotas had a daughter named Sparta, who married Lacedaemon.^[2] The city was called either Lacedaemon or Sparta interchangeably.

In some accounts, Lelex's two children were Myles and Polycaon possibly by Cleocharia. In this account, Myles was the father of Eurotas instead.^[3]