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Amyclas of Sparta

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In Greek mythology, Amyclas (/əˈmkləs/; 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, eponymous hero of Arcadia. He was the mythical founder of Amykles in central Laconia.

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