Lacedaemon (mythology)

Lacedaemon (/læsɪˈdiːmən/; Ancient Greek: Λακεδαίμων Lakedaímōn) or Lacaedemon was the eponymous king of Lacedaemon (i.e. Sparta) in classical Greek mythology.^[1]

Lacedaemon
Eponymous king of Lacedaemon
Member of the Sparta Royal Family
Other names	Lacaedemon, Lacedemon
Successor	Amyclas
Abode	Laconia
Genealogy
Parents	Zeus and Taygete
Siblings	Eurotas
Consort	Sparta Taygete
Children	Amyclas and Eurydice Himerus and Cleodice

Family

Lacedaemon was the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Taygete. By Princess Sparta, the daughter of former King Eurotas, he was the father of his heir Amyclas and Eurydice, wife of King Acrisius of Argos.^[2]

In a rare version of the myth, Taygete was the wife of Lacedaemon and their children were Himerus and Cleodice.^[3]

Mythology

Lacedemon was credited to be the founder of the sanctuary of the Graces, Cleta and Phaenna, near the river Tiasa.^[4]