Editing Cynortas (section)

== Family ==
Cynortas was the son of King [[Amyclas of Sparta|Amyclas]] of [[Sparta]]<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 1.9.5 & 3.10.3; [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], 3.13.1</ref> and Queen [[Diomede]], and thus brother to [[Argalus|King Argalus]],<ref name=":1"/> [[Hyacinth (mythology)|Hyacinthus]],<ref>Apollodorus, 3.10.3; Pausanias, 3.1.3</ref> [[Laodamia]]<ref>Pausanias, 10.9.5</ref> (or [[Leanira]]<ref>Apollodorus, 3.9.1</ref>), [[Hegesandra|Hegesandre]],<ref>[[Scholia]] on [[Homer]], ''[[Odyssey]]'' 4.10; [[Pherecydes of Syros|Pherecydes]], fr. 132</ref> [[Harpalus (mythology)|Harpalus]],<ref>Pausanias, 7.18.5 ([https://books.google.com/books?id=gBkIAAAAQAAJ&dq=Harpalus+Deritus&pg=PA194 Achaica])</ref> [[Polyboea]]<ref>Pausanias, 3.19.4</ref> and in other versions, of [[Daphne]].<ref>[[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]], ''Erotica Pathemata'' 15</ref> He was the father of [[Oebalus]]<ref name=":1">Pausanias, 3.1.3</ref> or of [[Perieres (king of Messenia)|Perieres]],<ref>Apollodorus, 1.9.5 & 3.10.3–4</ref> who either succeeded to the throne.