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Tyndareus
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Tyndareus ( ; ; , ) was a Spartan king.
Key facts
- Noble.name
- Tyndareus
- Noble.title
- King of Sparta
- Noble.image
- Dioskouroi Painter - RVAp 4-186 - Dioskouroi with Tyndareus and Leda - draped youths - London BM 1856-1226-19 - 07.jpg
- Noble.caption
- Vase depicting the Dioskuri (either side) with Tyndareus (white beard) and Leda
- Noble.succession
- Legendary King of Sparta
- Noble.predecessor
- Hippocoon
- Noble.successor
- Menelaus
- Noble.birth_place
- Greece
- Noble.death_place
- Greece
- Noble.burial_place
- Therapne, Sparta
- Noble.spouse
- Leda
- Noble.spouse type
- Wife
- Noble.issue
- Castor ClytemnestraTimandra PhoebePhilonoe Helen of Troy (stepdaughter) Pollux (stepson)
- Noble.father
- Oebalus or Perieres
- Noble.mother
- Gorgophone
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sparta
- Spouse
- Leda
- Father
- Perieres
- Mother
- Batea
- Sibling
- Leucippus
- Occupation
- monarch
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Image
- Odysseus advises king Tyndareus concerning Helen's suitors.jpg
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- Tyndareus
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- name in native language
- Τυνδάρεος
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Family
- Mythology
- Early years
- Curse of the goddess
- Helen and the Trojan War
- Afterwards
- Notes
- References
In Greek mythology, Tyndareus ( ; ; , ) was a Spartan king.
== Family == Tyndareus was the son of Oebalus (or Perieres) and Gorgophone (or Bateia). He married the Aetolian princess, Leda, by whom he became the father of Castor, Clytemnestra, Timandra, Phoebe and Philonoe, and the stepfather of Helen of Troy and Pollux.
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