Eurotas
In Greek mythology, Eurotas (; ) was a king of Laconia. == Family == thumb|Eurotas with his daughter Sparta (mythology)|Sparta|left|257x257px Eurotas was the son of King Myles of Laconia and grandson of Lelex, eponymous ancestor of the Leleges. The Bibliotheca gave a slight variant of the mythological generation of Eurotas, who was described as the son of Lelex, born from the ground, by his wife Cleocharia. In some accounts, his mother was called Taygete instead. Eurotas had no male heir but he did have two daughters Sparta and Tiasa by Clete.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Eurotas
- Deity.image
- Eurotas evlahos.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Eurotas, from the modern monument of Leonidas I, Thermopylae
- Deity.deity_of
- King of Laconia
- Deity.abode
- Laconia
- Deity.consort
- ?Clete
- Deity.parents
- (a) Myles(b) Lelex and Cleocharia(c) Lelex and Taygete
- Deity.siblings
- unknown
- Deity.children
- Sparta and Tiasa
- Deity.successor
- Lacedaemon
- Deity.predecessor
- Myles
- Deity.member_of
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Family
- Mythology
- Eurotas in art
- Notes
- References
- External links
In Greek mythology, Eurotas (; ) was a king of Laconia. == Family == thumb|Eurotas with his daughter Sparta (mythology)|Sparta|left|257x257px Eurotas was the son of King Myles of Laconia and grandson of Lelex, eponymous ancestor of the Leleges. The Bibliotheca gave a slight variant of the mythological generation of Eurotas, who was described as the son of Lelex, born from the ground, by his wife Cleocharia. In some accounts, his mother was called Taygete instead. Eurotas had no male heir but he did have two daughters Sparta and Tiasa by Clete.
== Mythology == Eurotas bequeathed the kingdom to Lacedaemon, the son of Zeus and Taygete, after whom Mount Taygetus was named, according to Pausanias. This Lacedaemon married his daughter Sparta and renamed the state after his wife.