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Κυνίσκος

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Ἀλλ’ ἐσθ’ ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → But death is the ultimate healer of ills

Sophocles, Fragment 698

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Zeuxidamus (Greek: Ζευξίδαμος) can refer to two ancient Spartans.

  1. A king of Sparta, and 10th of the Eurypontid dynasty. He was grandson of Theopompus, son of Anaxandridas I, and father of Anaxidamus, who succeeded him.
  2. A son of Leotychides, king of Sparta. He was also named Cyniscus (Κυνίσκος). He died before his father, leaving a son, Archidamus II