Argalos
Argalos ( Greek Ἄργαλος "the shining one"; Latin Argalus ), the son of Amyklas and Diomede , is the sixth king of Sparta and the brother of Hyakinthos in Greek mythology . He is also incorrectly called Harpalos by Pausanias .
He was the father of the Dereites and the Oibalos . After his death, his brother Kynortas became ruler of Sparta.
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- Dictys Cretensis , Ephemeridos belli Troiani libri , 1, 9.
- Pausanias , travels in Greece , 3, 1, 3; 7, 18, 5.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Amyklas |
King of Sparta 14th century BC Chr. (Fictional chronology) |
Kynortas |