Doryssus or Dorissus or Doriagus[1] (
Greek: Δόρυσσος) was a king of ancient
Sparta,[2] who reigned for 29 years.[3]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.[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.