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Lycurgus, in Greek mythology
Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
, was the king of Arcadia
Arcadia

Arcadia, Arkad?a , or Arcady is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas....
. He was the son of Aleus
Aleus

Aleus was in Greek mythology a son of Apheidas, and grandson of Arcas. He was king of Tegea in Arcadia, and married to Neaera, and is said to have founded the town of Alea, Greece and the first temple of Athena Alea at Tegea....
, the previous ruler, and Neaera
Neaera

Neaera, Ne?ra, or Neaira can refer to:* Neaera , a German metalcore band.* Neaira , referred in the speech Against Neaera attributed to the Athenian orator Demosthenes....
, daughter of Proteus
Proteus

In Greek mythology, Proteus is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea", whose name suggests the "first", as protogonos is the "primordial" or the "firstborn"....
. Lycurgus married either Cleophyle or Eurynome
Eurynome

In Greek mythology, there were many women with the name Eur?nom?, with the possible significance "far-wandering" .#The Eurynome , or daughter of Oceanus....
 and bore these sons: Ancaeus
Ancaeus

The name Ancaeus or Ankaios is attributed to two heroes in Greek mythology. Both were among the Argonauts, and each met his death at the tusks of a boar....
, Epochus, Amphidamas
Amphidamas

Amphidamas may refer to both historical and mythological figures in ancient Greece :...
, and Iasius
Iasius

Iasius is the name of six characters in Greek mythology.*Iasius, another form of Iasion's name.*Iasius, one of the Dactyl at Crete....
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Lycurgus, in Greek mythology
Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
, was the king of Arcadia
Arcadia

Arcadia, Arkad?a , or Arcady is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas....
. He was the son of Aleus
Aleus

Aleus was in Greek mythology a son of Apheidas, and grandson of Arcas. He was king of Tegea in Arcadia, and married to Neaera, and is said to have founded the town of Alea, Greece and the first temple of Athena Alea at Tegea....
, the previous ruler, and Neaera
Neaera

Neaera, Ne?ra, or Neaira can refer to:* Neaera , a German metalcore band.* Neaira , referred in the speech Against Neaera attributed to the Athenian orator Demosthenes....
, daughter of Proteus
Proteus

In Greek mythology, Proteus is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea", whose name suggests the "first", as protogonos is the "primordial" or the "firstborn"....
. Lycurgus married either Cleophyle or Eurynome
Eurynome

In Greek mythology, there were many women with the name Eur?nom?, with the possible significance "far-wandering" .#The Eurynome , or daughter of Oceanus....
 and bore these sons: Ancaeus
Ancaeus

The name Ancaeus or Ankaios is attributed to two heroes in Greek mythology. Both were among the Argonauts, and each met his death at the tusks of a boar....
, Epochus, Amphidamas
Amphidamas

Amphidamas may refer to both historical and mythological figures in ancient Greece :...
, and Iasius
Iasius

Iasius is the name of six characters in Greek mythology.*Iasius, another form of Iasion's name.*Iasius, one of the Dactyl at Crete....
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