Lacedaemon

mythical king of Sparta
Person mythological_greek_character Q1065774
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Lacedaemon

Summary

Lacedaemon is a mythological Greek character[1]. He draws 94 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #178 of 1,333).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lacedaemon is buried at Heroon of Lakedaimon son of Taygete at Alesiai[3].
  • Lacedaemon's father was Zeus[4].
  • Lacedaemon's mother was Taygete[5].
  • Lacedaemon was married to Sparta[6].
  • A child of Lacedaemon was Amyclas of Sparta[7].
  • A child of Lacedaemon was Himerus[8].
  • A child of Lacedaemon was Cleodice[9].
  • A child of Lacedaemon was Eurydice of Argos[10].
  • A child of Lacedaemon was Asine[11].
  • Lacedaemon held citizenship in Sparta[12].
  • Lacedaemon held the position of mythological king of Sparta[13].
  • Lacedaemon is recorded as male[14].
  • Lacedaemon's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[15].
  • Lacedaemon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/051_4bv[16].
  • Lacedaemon's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[17].
  • Lacedaemon's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[18].
  • Lacedaemon's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 2335[19].
  • Lacedaemon's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Λακεδαίμονας'}[20].
  • Lacedaemon's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Lacedaemon[21].
  • Lacedaemon's ToposText person ID is recorded as 7066[22].
  • Lacedaemon's MANTO ID is recorded as 8189169[23].
  • Lacedaemon's Mythoskop ID is recorded as w650[24].
  • Lacedaemon's Digital LIMC ID is recorded as DSYpnx2aR4WMbm0d0jk6sA6[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Lacedaemon's father was Zeus[4]. His mother was Taygete[5].

Career and Affiliations

Lacedaemon held the position of mythological king of Sparta[13].

Personal Life

Among Lacedaemon's spouses was Sparta[6]. Children include Amyclas of Sparta[7], a mythological Greek character[26]; Himerus[8], a mythological Greek character[27]; Cleodice[9], a mythological Greek character[28]; Eurydice of Argos[10], a mythological Greek character[29]; and Asine[11].

Death and Burial

Burial took place at Heroon of Lakedaimon son of Taygete at Alesiai[3].

Why It Matters

Lacedaemon draws 94 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #178 of 1,333).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Who were Lacedaemon's parents?

Lacedaemon's father was Zeus[4]. Lacedaemon's mother was Taygete[5].

Who was Lacedaemon married to?

Lacedaemon's spouses include Sparta[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Ethnica of Stephanus. wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Mythoskop. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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