Harpalus (mythology)

Harpalus
Harpalus
Prince of Sparta
Member of the Spartan Royal Family
Abode	Sparta
Genealogy
Parents	Amyclas and Diomede
Siblings	Argalus, Cynortas, Hyacinthus, Laodamia (or Leanira), Hegesandre and ?Polyboea; half-sister by Amyclas:; ?Daphne
Children	Deritus

Harpalus (Ancient Greek: Ἁρπάλου), in Greek mythology, was a Spartan prince as the son of King Amyclas of Laconia,^[1] and possibly Diomede, daughter of Lapithes. Through this parentage, he was considered to be the brother of King Argalus,^[2] King Cynortes,^[3] Hyacinthus,^[4] Polyboea,^[5] Laodamia^[6] (or Leanira^[7]), Hegesandre,^[8] and in other versions, of Daphne.^[9]

Harpalus was the father of Deritus, ancestor of Patreus, founder of Patras.^[1]

Notes

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Parthenius, Love Romances translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882-1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
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