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Sparta (mythology)
In
Greek mythology
,
Sparta
was the daughter of
Eurotas
by Clete. She was wife of
Lacedaemon
(also her
uncle
) by whom she became the mother of
Amyclas
and
Eurydice of Argos
(no relation to
Orpheus
' Eurydice). The
city of Sparta
is said to have been named after her; however, the city was often called Lacedaemon as well. The two names were used interchangeably. Sparta was represented on a
sacrificial tripod
at
Amyclae
.
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