Lacedaemon (mythology)

Lacedaemon (/læsɪˈdiːmən/; Greek: Λακεδαίμων) was a mythical king of Laconia and son of the Pleaid Taygete and Zeus in Classical Greek mythology. He was a father of King Amyclas of Sparta and Queen Eurydice of Argos, with Princess Sparta, the daughter of King Eurotas. Taygete has an association with Artemis in earlier mythology.

Eurotas bequeathed the kingdom to Lacedaemon, who then renamed the state after his wife,Sparta, who was also his niece.

According to Pseudo-Plutarch, Taygete was the wife of Lacedaemon. Their son was named Himerus.