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Tyndareus

deity earth Greek single tradition · 3

Tyndareus is the husband of Leda and, in some accounts, the father of Castor. The figure of Tyndareus may have entered their tradition to explain their archaic name Tindaridai in Spartan inscriptions, or Tyndaridai in literature, in turn occasioning incompatible accounts of their parentage.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in Homer's Odyssey.

Relationships

co occurs with
Hermione, Aethiolas, Pleisthenes, Maraphius, Leda, Menelaus, Zeus, Pollux, Helen
parent of
Helen of Troy, Castor, Clytemnestra
consort of
Leda

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Castor and Pollux
  2. Helen of Troy
  3. Leda with Her Children

Source passages

“the Odyssey they are described as both being alive, even though "the grain-bearing earth holds them". In both the Odyssey and in Hesiod, they are described as the sons of Tyndareus and Leda. In Pindar, Pollux is the son of Zeus, while Castor is the son of the mortal Tyndareus.”

#37724 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Tyndareus was afraid to select a husband for his daughter, or send any of the suitors away, for fear of offending them and giving grounds for a quarrel.”

#40301 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat

“her husband, King Tyndareus of Sparta”

#45408 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free