Tyndaridae
mythological figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
sons of Tyndarus
spoken of as
1 expressionSons of Tyndarus“Tyndaridae”1 mention
The Histories (Greek)
For in the past when the sons of Tyndarus were trying to recover Helen, after breaking into Attica with a great host, they turned the towns upside down because they did not know where Helen had been hidden, then (it is said) the Deceleans (and, as some say, Decelus himself, because he was angered by the pride of Theseus and feared for the whole land of Attica) revealed the whole matter to the sons …
in the texts
The Histories
The legendary sons of Tyndarus (Castor and Pollux) who, in the tale explaining Decelean privileges, invaded Attica seeking the recovery of Helen and were guided to Aphidnae by the Deceleans.
For in the past when the sons of Tyndarus were trying to recover Helen, after breaking into Attica with a great host, they turned the towns upside down because they did not know where Helen had been hidden, then (it is said) the Deceleans (and, as some say, Decelus himself, because he was angered by the pride of Theseus and feared for the whole land of Attica) revealed the whole matter to the sons …
Hellenica
Mythic figures whose house is used as a named landmark.
Meanwhile the Lacedaemonians had set an ambush of the younger hoplites, about three hundred in number, in the house of the Tyndaridae, and at the same moment these men rushed forth and their horsemen charged.