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Zeuxidamus

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Zeuxidamus (Greek: Ζευξίδαμος) can refer to two ancient Spartans.

  1. A king of Sparta, and 10th of the Eurypontid dynasty. He was grandson of Theopompus, son of Anaxandridas I, and father of Anaxidamus, who succeeded him.[1]
  2. A son of Leotychides, king of Sparta. He was also named Cyniscus (Κυνίσκος). He died before his father, leaving a son, Archidamus II[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Pausanias iii. 7.
  2. ^ Herodotus vi. 71; Thucydides ii. 47; Pausanias iii. 7.

References

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  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)