Doryssus

Doryssus or Dorissus or Doriagus[1] (Greek: Δόρυσσος) was a king of ancient Sparta.[2] Pausanias identified him as the son of Labotas or Leobotes and the father of Agesilaus I. He was killed in battle between the Spartans and the Argives.[3] He reigned for 29 years.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Newton, Isaac. Drafts of various parts of The Original of Monarchies. 1701-2.
  2. ↑ Lemprière, John. Lempriere's Classical Dictionary of Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors. London: Routledge, 1984.
  3. ↑ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 2nd century.
  4. ↑ Edward William Whitaker (1821). A Complete System of Universal History. pp. 417–. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
Preceded by
Labotas		 Agiad King of Sparta
c. 840 - c. 820 BC 		Succeeded by
Agesilaus I
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