Amyclas of Sparta

Not to be confused with Amykles.

In Greek mythology, Amyclas (/əˈmaɪkləs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀμύκλας) was a king of Sparta, the son of Lacedemon and Queen Sparta and brother of Queen Eurydice.

According to Pseudo-Apollodorus, he was the husband of Diomēdē and father of Prince Hyacinth and King Cynortas; according to Pausanias, he was also the father of Queen Laodamia or Leaneira, wife of Arcas,^[1]^[2] eponymous hero of Arcadia. He was the mythical founder of Amykles in central Laconia.

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Regnal titles
Preceded by Lacedaemon	King of Sparta	Succeeded by Argalus

Kings of Laconia and Sparta

Lelegids	Lelex Myles Eurotas

Lacedaemonids	Lacedaemon Amyclas Argalus Cynortas Perieres Oebalus Tyndareus Hippocoon

Atreids	Menelaus Orestes Tisamenus Dion

Early Heraclids	Aristodemus Theras (regent)

Heraclids Agiad dynasty	Eurysthenes Agis I Echestratus Labotas Doryssus Agesilaus I Archelaus Teleclus Alcmenes Polydorus Eurycrates Anaxander Eurycratides Leon Anaxandridas II Cleomenes I Leonidas I Pausanias (regent) Pleistarchus Pleistoanax Pausanias Agesipolis I Cleombrotus I Agesipolis II Cleomenes II Areus I Acrotatus II Areus II Leonidas II Cleombrotus II Cleomenes III Agesipolis III

Heraclids Eurypontid dynasty	Procles Soos Eurypon Prytanis Polydectes Eunomus Charilaus Nicander Theopompus Anaxandridas I Zeuxidamus Anaxidamus Archidamus I Agasicles Ariston Demaratus Leotychidas Archidamus II Agis II Agesilaus II Archidamus III Agis III Eudamidas I Archidamus IV Eudamidas II Agis IV Eudamidas III Archidamus V Eucleidas Lycurgus Pelops

Later rulers	Machanidas Nabis Laconicus

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