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Hegesandra

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In Greek mythology, Hegesandra (Ancient Greek: Ή γησάνδρας) or Hegesandre (Ήγησάνδρην) was a Spartan princess as the daughter of King Amyclas.[1] Hegesandra married Argeius, son of King Pelops of Pisa. The couple had three sons: Melanion, Alector and Boethoos.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 4.10 & 22; Pherecydes, fr. 132
  2. ^ Pherecydes, fr. 132 named all three children of the couple, Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 4.22 mentioned both Alector and Boethoos as the sons while on 4.10 listed only Alector.

References

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  • Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
  • Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.