Tyndareus
Greek · mortal · heroic age · Recorded classification
Mortal king of Sparta; husband of Leda; biological father of Castor and Clytemnestra; legal father of Helen and Pollux. Famous for the Oath of Tyndareus he made all of Helen's suitors swear, binding them to defend the chosen husband — the legal foundation triggering the Greek coalition for the Trojan War.
Children
Domains
- kingship
- oaths and binding compacts
Powers
- binds all of Helen's suitors by oath, sworn on a sacrificed horse, to defend her chosen husband
Relations
- spouse: LedaApollod. 3.10.6-7 (primary)
- father of: CastorApollod. 3.10.7 (primary)
- foster parent: HelenApollod. 3.10.7 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Homer Odyssey 11.298-300; Apollodorus 3.10.4-7; Pausanias 3.1.4-5 (primary)