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Was Sparta named after the Greek goddess of wisdom?
No.Sparta was generally referred to by the ancient Greeks as Lacedaemon or Lacedaemonia.In Greek Mythology, Lacedaemon was a son of Zeus by the nymph Taygete; Lacedaemon married Sparta the daughter of Eurotas by Clete, by whom he became the father of Amyclas, Eurydice, and Asine.
Who is danae's grandfather?
Maternal: Lacedaemon Paternal: Abas
Where had Telemachus resided for the last month in the Odyssey?
lacedaemon
Where was Sparta located'?
Sparta was located in the southern greek city-state known as Lacedaemon.
Who founded Sparta-?
Lacedaemon, a son of Zeus was the founder of Sparta.
Whose palace did Telemachus visit in Sparta?
Telemachus visited the palace of Menelaus in Lacedaemon.
Was Athens or Sparta larger?
The Polis of Lacedaemon was much larger than any other in Greece at the time. Lacedaemon, now known as Sparta, covered around 8000 square kilometres whereas the whole of Attica, Athens' territory just about reached 2500.
Why was Sparta named Sparta?
Sparta is a city of Laconia in the Peloponessus. Laconia is a part of a vaster region, Lacedaemon, a name which has also been used to denote the city of Sparta. After Eurotas, Lacedaemon became king and had by Sparta a son Amyclas, and a daughter Eurydice. According to some, this daughter married King Acrisius of Argos, and gave birth to Danae, mother of Perseus, the founder of Mycenae. Lacedaemon called the inhabitants Lacedaemonians after himself, and having founded a city, he called it Sparta after his wife.
Did taygete have any children?
By Zeus she became the mother of Lacedaemon and of Eurotas. Some traditions, moreover, state that by Tantalus she became the mother of Pelops.
What was the symbol for Sparta during the Persian War?
On their shields they had the Greek letter lamda (L), an inverted V. The Spartan territory was Lacedaemon, and the L signified that.
Where did Telemachus go on his journey to find his father?
Telemachus leaves Ithaca to go to Pylos, the city of Neleus. Telemachus spends a night in Pherae, home of Diocles. Finally, Telemachus arrives at the home of Menelaus, Lacedaemon.
What happened to Helen in the fall of Troy?
After the fall of Troy, Menelaus took Helen back to Lacedaemon, where they lived an apparently happy married life once more. After the end of their mortal existence, they continued to be together in Elysium.
