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913:Euripides,
888:The Library
884:Apollodorus
828:Euripides,
771:Bibliotheca
707:Bibliotheca
702:Apollodorus
543:Euripides's
483:, and both
419:also says:
409:Stesichorus
333:Early years
59:Predecessor
1630:Categories
1604:Machanidas
1494:Anaxidamus
1489:Zeuxidamus
1479:Theopompus
1459:Polydectes
1326:Leonidas I
1296:Eurycrates
1138:Lacedaemon
878:References
818:Hermopolis
537:Afterwards
531:Trojan War
286:Gorgophone
186:Gorgophone
1615:Laconicus
1529:Demaratus
1519:Agasicles
1469:Charilaus
1430:Heraclids
1416:Eucleidas
1391:Acrotatus
1356:Pausanias
1301:Anaxander
1291:Polydorus
1276:Archelaus
1235:Heraclids
1199:Tisamenus
1173:Hippocoon
1168:Tyndareus
974:Pausanias
928:Herodotus
901:Euripides
789:Histories
784:Herodotus
676:Pausanias
664:Lycophron
600:Hippocoon
590:Hippocoon
557:Asclepius
523:Aphrodite
489:Agamemnon
481:Idomeneus
437:Aegisthus
413:Aphrodite
389:Agamemnon
339:Hippocoon
328:Mythology
256:Tundáreōs
248:Tundáreos
199:Tyndareus
163:(stepson)
69:Successor
63:Hippocoon
23:Tyndareus
1606:(regent)
1594:Lycurgus
1559:Agis III
1504:Anaxilas
1474:Nicander
1454:Prytanis
1396:Areus II
1286:Alcmenes
1281:Teleclus
1266:Doryssus
1227:(regent)
1189:Menelaus
1158:Perieres
1153:Cynortas
1094:Lelegids
734:Hesiod,
710:3. 10. 6
682:, 2.21.7
617:Menelaus
527:Hermione
508:Penelope
485:Menelaus
477:Diomedes
469:Odysseus
395:came to
393:Menelaus
381:Thyestes
351:Penelope
343:Heracles
314:Philonoe
306:Timandra
282:Perieres
264:) was a
176:Perieres
152:Philonoe
146:Timandra
113:Therapne
73:Menelaus
29:King of
1579:Agis IV
1544:Agis II
1524:Ariston
1464:Eunomus
1449:Eurypon
1439:Procles
1386:Areus I
1261:Labotas
1194:Orestes
1182:Atreids
1163:Oebalus
1148:Argalus
1143:Amyclas
1111:Eurotas
816:, from
774:3.10.9.
645:. Book
573:Oibalos
552:Orestes
547:Orestes
512:Icarius
504:suitors
433:Phyleus
429:Echemus
385:Mycenae
347:Icarius
278:Oebalus
266:Spartan
172:Oebalus
1599:Pelops
1251:Agis I
1225:Theras
1087:Sparta
1014:Aeneid
999:3 vols
984:
955:Hesiod
940:
918:vol. 3
800:
749:Hesiod
692:Hesiod
643:Aeneid
639:Virgil
417:Hesiod
397:Sparta
368:, and
322:Pollux
310:Phoebe
298:Castor
290:Bateia
284:) and
272:Family
268:king.
182:Mother
168:Father
161:Pollux
149:Phoebe
138:Castor
117:Sparta
108:Buried
102:Greece
91:Greece
31:Sparta
1610:Nabis
1106:Myles
1101:Lelex
1083:Kings
963:from
840:Helen
834:, in
831:Helen
666:, 511
626:Notes
519:Paris
379:When
252:Attic
134:Issue
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1444:Soos
1311:Leon
1204:Dion
982:ISBN
938:ISBN
798:ISBN
487:and
391:and
372:and
362:Zeus
358:Leda
320:and
312:and
294:Leda
288:(or
280:(or
128:Leda
124:Wife
98:Died
86:Born
45:Leda
1085:of
193:In
174:or
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