Taygete

Role: mother of Lacedæmon · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 1

Taygete was the mother of Lacedæmon, who was left the kingdom by his father because he had no male children. She was said to have given her name to Mount Taygetus, and Zeus was reputed to be Lacedæmon’s father.

Relationship record

Book 3 · Chapter 1

• child: Lacedæmon “As he had no male children he left the kingdom to Lacedæmon, whose mother was Taygete, (who gave her name to the mountain Taygetus), and reputed father Zeus.”

Book 3 · Chapter 20

• child: Lacedæmon “At Alesiæ there is a hero-chapel to Lacedæmon the son of Taygete.”

Book 9 · Chapter 35

• child: Lacedæmon (Taygete is identified as Lacedæmon's parent.) “For the Lacedæmonians say that only two Graces were appointed by Lacedæmon the son of Taygete, and that their names were Cleta and Phaenna.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.