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The Spartan Saga Gaia (Earth)

Uranus (Heaven)

Oceanus = Tethys

Iapetus (Titan) = Themis

Epimetheus Prometheus = Pleione The Pleiades

Atlas = Pleione

Alcyone Merope Celaeno Sterope Maia =

• When the sisters died, they were placed amongst the stars • Visible in from May to November • Signal the farming and sailing seasons Atlas = Pleione Taygete = Zeus =

• Eurotas, grandson of , an autochthon. – Without a male heir, he was the last of his line. • Lacedaemon – Founded Sparta (named for his wife) • The people are called Lacedaemonians • The lambda Λ is always on their shields

Sparta Sparta Sparta = Lacedaemon

Diomede = Amylcas =

Hyacinthus

• Amylcas was second king of Sparta • Hyacinthus was loved by • Apollo killed him accidentally • Turned him into a flower • Hyacinthus • Merry Joseph Blondel • (1781 – 1853) • la muerte de jacinto

Sparta = Lacedaemon

Diomede = Amylcas Eurydice = Acrisius

Hyacinthus Cynortas = Perieres = Gorgophone

Leucippus

Arsinoe = Apollo

Aesculapius

• Gorgophone was first married to Perieres, a son of and Enarete. • This is an alternative genealogy! (Aesculapius)

• Alternative: Son of Apollo and Coronis • Raised by Cheiron, the – Taught the art of healing • A snake, wound on a staff, brought Asclepius healing herbs • Zeus killed him so that humans would not escape death Asclepius Seeking a cure in the temple of Asclepius Oebalus = Gorgophone

Tyndarius = = Zeus

Clytemnestra Castor Pollux • Althernative: • Zeus raped and she lay an egg • Leda found the egg and when Helen hatched Leda raised her as her own daughter • Helen and The Dioscuri

• Rape of Helen: – Theseus abducted Helen when she was underage. – attacked Athens – Found Helen at Aphidnae – Revealed by • His land was a mile north of Athens • A shrine to Academus was called the Academy • built his school there. Dioscuri

• • Voyage of the Argo – Stars over the heads of the Dioscuri • The Aphareidae – and Lyncaeus: cheated the Dioscuri – In the war Castor was killed – Pollux asked Zeus that he might die with his brother. – Both elevated to the heavens Castor and Pollux Temple of the Dioscuri in Rome Gemini Gemini Rhea = Cronos = ?

Zeus = Pluto

Tantalus =

• was king of (or other) – But not Argos: although a more common version, it doesn’t work. • Tantalus was entrusted with Zeus’ secrets • Revealed the secrets and was cast into Tantalus = Dione = Hippodameia

• Pelops was expelled from Phrygia by • Moved to Elis, ruled by , father of Hippodameia • Pelops won Hippodameia in a race • Became king of Elis • The is named for him Phrygia Pelops = Hippodameia

Atreus = Sthenelus

Aegisthus

• and Thyestes fled Elis after they killed their half brother • Sthenelus of took them in • After the death of , Atreus became king of Mycenae Pelops = Hippodameia

Aerope = Atreus Thyestes Nicippe

Clytemnestra = Agamemnon = Helen

• Atreus and Thyestes in a bloody rivalry • Atreus killed two sons of Thyestes • Finally, , son of Thyestes, killed Atreus and expelled Agamemnon and Menelaus • Both taken in by Tyndarius of Sparta

Sins of the Fathers

• Curse of the House of Atreus – Was it the sin of Tantalus? – The murder of Chrysippus by Atreus and Thyestes? – The murder of the sons of Thyestes by Atreus? Clytemnestra = Agamemnon

Iphegeneia Chrysothemis Laodice

• Returned to Mycenae… – ExpelledThyestes and banished Aegisthus • Consolidated power and became the ‘king of kings’ The Marriage of Helen

• Suitors came from all of Greece • feared a war • ’ idea: • Each suitor to swear an oath to abide and defend the chosen one and the marriage • Menelaus, son of Atreus, was chosen • He succeeded Tyndareus as king of Sparta

Menelaus and Helen