< Amyclas, son of Lacedaemon >

1 Origin

Amyclas was born in Sparta in 1370 BC.

Amyclas' father was Lacedaemon.

2 Family

Amyclas married Diomede, daughter of Lapithus.

Amyclas had a son Aigalus.

Amyclas had a son Cynortas (or Cynortes).

Amyclas had a son Harpalus.

Amyclas had a son Hyacinthus (or Hyacinth).

Amyclas had a daughter Polyboea.

Amyclas had a daughter Laodameia.

Acrias, who founded Acriae, is also presumed to be Amyclas' son.

3 Others

3.1 Marriage with Diomede

In 1351 BC, Amyclas married Diomede, daughter of Lapithus from Thessaly.

Acrisius, husband of Amyclas' sister Eurydice, had connections with Lapithus when he organized the Amphictyons.

Lapithus, son of Aeolus, lived near the Peneius River in northern Thessaly and was the eponym of Lapiths.

Many Aeolis moved with Diomede to Amyclae.

Amyclae was the last remaining town of the Achaeans after Laconia was taken over by the Dorians.

3.2 Founding of Amyclae

In 1350 BC, Amyclas moved to the right bank of the Eurotas River, about 4 km south of Sparta, and founded Amyclae.

Amyclas' eldest son Aigalus inherited Amyclae, and Cynortas inherited Sparta.