< Cynortas, son of Amyclas >

1 Origin

Cynortas (or Cynortes) was born in Amyclae in 1347 BC.

Cynortas' father was Amyclas.

2 Family

Cynortas had a son, Oebalus.

Cynortas may also have had other sons named Hippolytus and Amyclas.

3 Others

Cynortas succeeded his brother Aigalus as king of Lacedaemon.

3.1 Pelops' Guide

Pelops, the son of Tantalus, emigrated from Lydia to Greece.

It is believed that Pelops first met Perseus of Mycenae.

It is believed that Pelops was heading for his ancestors' homeland, Olympia, and heard the following from Perseus.

1) Evarete, wife of Oenomaus of Pisa, was the sister of Perseus' mother, Danae.

In other words, Oenomaus was Perseus' uncle-in-law.

2) Eurydice, sister of Amyclas of Amyclae, was the mother of Perseus' mother, Danae.

In other words, Cynortas' aunt, Eurydice, was Perseus' grandmother.

It is believed that Cynortas accompanied Pelops to Olympia along with Perseus.

3.1.1 Support for the Presumption

The relationships between Cynortas and Pelops and Perseus are supported by the following:

1) Amyclas' daughter Hegesandre married Pelops' son Argeius.

2) Cynortas' son Oebalus' wife was Batia.

The wife of Dardanus, the founder of the Trojan Kingdom, was also named Batia.

Batia is presumed to be the daughter of a Phrygian leader who accompanied Pelops to Greece from Asia Minor.

In Sparta, there was the tombs of the Phrygians who migrated with Pelops.

3) Cynortas' son Oebalus married Perseus' daughter Gorgophone.