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Zeuxidamus (Ζενξιδαμος) can refer to two ancient Spartans.

  1. A king of Sparta, and tenth of the Eurypontid dynasty. He was grandson of Theopompus, and father of Anaxidamus, who succeeded him. (Paus. iii. 7.)
  2. A son of Leotychides, king of Sparta. He was also named Cyniscus. He died before his father, leaving a son, Archidamus II (Herod. vi. 71; Thuc. ii. 47; Paus. iii. 7.)

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1867).

 


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