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Sparta

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in Grecian mythology, was a daughter of Eurotas, and wife of Lacedaemon. The latter gave his own name to the kingdom over which he reigned, and the name of his wife to its capital city (Pausan. 3, 1, 3; Schol. Eurip. Orest. 615).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sparta'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/sparta.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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