Doryssus

Doryssus or Dorissus or Doriagus^[1] (Greek: Δόρυσσος) was a king of ancient Sparta.^[2] Pausanias identified him as the son of Labotas or Leobotes and the father of Agesilaus I. He was killed in battle between the Spartans and the Argives.^[3] He reigned for 29 years.^[4]

References

↑ Newton, Isaac. Drafts of various parts of The Original of Monarchies. 1701-2.
↑ Lemprière, John. Lempriere's Classical Dictionary of Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors. London: Routledge, 1984.
↑ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 2nd century.
↑ Edward William Whitaker (1821). A Complete System of Universal History. pp. 417–. Retrieved 2 April 2013.

Preceded by Labotas	Agiad King of Sparta c. 840 - c. 820 BC	Succeeded by Agesilaus I

Kings of Laconia and Sparta

Lelegids	Lelex Myles Eurotas

Lacedaemonids	Lacedaemon Amyclas Argalus Cynortas Perieres Oebalus Tyndareus Hippocoon

Atreids	Menelaus Orestes Tisamenus Dion

Early Heraclids	Aristodemus Theras (regent)

Heraclids Agiad dynasty	Eurysthenes Agis I Echestratus Labotas Doryssus Agesilaus I Archelaus Teleclus Alcmenes Polydorus Eurycrates Anaxander Eurycratides Leon Anaxandridas II Cleomenes I Leonidas I Pausanias (regent) Pleistarchus Pleistoanax Pausanias Agesipolis I Cleombrotus I Agesipolis II Cleomenes II Areus I Acrotatus II Areus II Leonidas II Cleombrotus II Cleomenes III Agesipolis III

Heraclids Eurypontid dynasty	Procles Soos Eurypon Prytanis Polydectes Eunomus Charilaus Nicander Theopompus Anaxandridas I Zeuxidamus Anaxidamus Archidamus I Agasicles Ariston Demaratus Leotychidas Archidamus II Agis II Agesilaus II Archidamus III Agis III Eudamidas I Archidamus IV Eudamidas II Agis IV Eudamidas III Archidamus V Eucleidas Lycurgus Pelops

Later rulers	Machanidas Nabis Laconicus

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Doryssus

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