Teleclus or Teleklos (Greek: Τήλεκλος) was a king of Sparta during the eighth century BC.
Pausanias reports that Teleclus' reign saw the conquest of Amyclae, Pharis and Geranthrae, towns of the Perioeci or "dwellers round about"[1].
Teleclus was killed during a skirmish with the Messanians during a festival at the temple of Artemis Limnatis[2], an event foreshadowing the First Messenian War.
He was succeeded by his son Alcmenes or Alkamenes.
References
- ^ Pausanias 1918 Book 3, II, 6.
- ^ Pausanias 1918 Book 4, IV, 1-3.
- Pausanias; tr. W.H.S. Jones and H.A. Ormerod (1918). Description of Greece. London: Robert Hale Ltd..
| Preceded by Archilaus |
Agiad King of Sparta c.760–c.740 BC |
Succeeded by Alcmenes |
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