Aristodemus
Greek · scion · post trojan war · Recorded classification
Depth-4. CE anchor begins to appear — boundary into mythologized historical record.
Parentage
- paternal: Aristomachus
Children
Variant accounts
- deathHerodotus has Aristodemus die before the Spartan settlement; Apollodorus has Zeus kill him with lightning.Hdt. 6.52 (primary)
Domains
- kingship spartan
Powers
- Progenitor of the dual Spartan kingship
Relations
- spouse: ArgeiaHdt. 6.52 (primary)
- sibling: TemenusBrother through their shared father Aristomachus.Apollod. 2.8.2-5 (primary)
- sibling: CresphontesBrother through their shared father Aristomachus.Apollod. 2.8.2-5 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Hdt. 6.52; Apollod. 2.8.2 (primary)