Tyndareus | |
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King of Sparta | |
![]() Vase depicting the Dioskuri (either side) with Tyndareus (white beard) and Leda | |
Legendary King of Sparta | |
Predecessor | Hippocoon |
Successor | Menelaus |
Born | Greece |
Died | Greece |
Buried | Therapne, Sparta |
Wife | Leda |
Issue | Castor Clytemnestra Timandra Phoebe Philonoe Helen of Troy[1] (stepdaughter) Pollux (stepson) |
Father | Oebalus or Perieres |
Mother | Gorgophone |
In Greek mythology, Tyndareus (/tɪnˈdɛriəs/; Ancient Greek: Τυνδάρεος, Tundáreos; Attic: Τυνδάρεως, Tundáreōs; [tyndáreɔːs]) was a Spartan king.