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1267:Echestratus
1257:Eurysthenes
1231:Aristodemus
1005:Pausanias,
924:Euripides,
899:The Library
895:Apollodorus
839:Euripides,
782:Bibliotheca
718:Bibliotheca
713:Apollodorus
554:Euripides's
494:, and both
430:also says:
420:Stesichorus
344:Early years
70:Predecessor
1641:Categories
1615:Machanidas
1505:Anaxidamus
1500:Zeuxidamus
1490:Theopompus
1470:Polydectes
1337:Leonidas I
1307:Eurycrates
1149:Lacedaemon
889:References
829:Hermopolis
548:Afterwards
542:Trojan War
297:Gorgophone
197:Gorgophone
1626:Laconicus
1540:Demaratus
1530:Agasicles
1480:Charilaus
1441:Heraclids
1427:Eucleidas
1402:Acrotatus
1367:Pausanias
1312:Anaxander
1302:Polydorus
1287:Archelaus
1246:Heraclids
1210:Tisamenus
1184:Hippocoon
1179:Tyndareus
985:Pausanias
939:Herodotus
912:Euripides
800:Histories
795:Herodotus
687:Pausanias
675:Lycophron
611:Hippocoon
601:Hippocoon
568:Asclepius
534:Aphrodite
500:Agamemnon
492:Idomeneus
448:Aegisthus
424:Aphrodite
400:Agamemnon
350:Hippocoon
339:Mythology
267:Tundáreōs
259:Tundáreos
210:Tyndareus
174:(stepson)
80:Successor
74:Hippocoon
34:Tyndareus
18:Tyndareos
1617:(regent)
1605:Lycurgus
1570:Agis III
1515:Anaxilas
1485:Nicander
1465:Prytanis
1407:Areus II
1297:Alcmenes
1292:Teleclus
1277:Doryssus
1238:(regent)
1200:Menelaus
1169:Perieres
1164:Cynortas
1105:Lelegids
745:Hesiod,
721:3. 10. 6
693:, 2.21.7
628:Menelaus
538:Hermione
519:Penelope
496:Menelaus
488:Diomedes
480:Odysseus
406:came to
404:Menelaus
392:Thyestes
362:Penelope
354:Heracles
325:Philonoe
317:Timandra
293:Perieres
275:) was a
187:Perieres
163:Philonoe
157:Timandra
124:Therapne
84:Menelaus
40:King of
1590:Agis IV
1555:Agis II
1535:Ariston
1475:Eunomus
1460:Eurypon
1450:Procles
1397:Areus I
1272:Labotas
1205:Orestes
1193:Atreids
1174:Oebalus
1159:Argalus
1154:Amyclas
1122:Eurotas
827:, from
785:3.10.9.
656:. Book
584:Oibalos
563:Orestes
558:Orestes
523:Icarius
515:suitors
444:Phyleus
440:Echemus
396:Mycenae
358:Icarius
289:Oebalus
277:Spartan
183:Oebalus
1610:Pelops
1262:Agis I
1236:Theras
1098:Sparta
1025:Aeneid
1010:3 vols
995:
966:Hesiod
951:
929:vol. 3
811:
760:Hesiod
703:Hesiod
654:Aeneid
650:Virgil
428:Hesiod
408:Sparta
379:, and
333:Pollux
321:Phoebe
309:Castor
301:Bateia
295:) and
283:Family
279:king.
193:Mother
179:Father
172:Pollux
160:Phoebe
149:Castor
128:Sparta
119:Buried
113:Greece
102:Greece
42:Sparta
1621:Nabis
1117:Myles
1112:Lelex
1094:Kings
974:from
851:Helen
845:, in
842:Helen
677:, 511
637:Notes
530:Paris
390:When
263:Attic
145:Issue
91:
1455:Soos
1322:Leon
1215:Dion
993:ISBN
949:ISBN
809:ISBN
498:and
402:and
383:and
373:Zeus
369:Leda
331:and
323:and
305:Leda
299:(or
291:(or
139:Leda
135:Wife
109:Died
97:Born
56:Leda
1096:of
204:In
185:or
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