In Greek mythology, Cleochareia (Kleokhareia) was a Naiad, a river nymph. She was married to king Lelex, of Laconia. Her father was the river god Eurotas. She is the ancestress of the Spartan royal family. She gave birth to two children: Myles and Polycaon. Her son Myles had a son named Eurotas (presumebly named after his great grandfather). Eurotas had a daughter named Sparta, who married Lacedaemon. Lacedaemon named the city of Sparta after his wife; however, the city's name would also be his own, as it was called either Lacedaemon or Sparta interchangeably.




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