In
Greek mythology, Myles (;
Ancient Greek: Μύλης means 'mill-man') was an ancient king of
Laconia
Laconia or Lakonia ( el, Λακωνία, , ) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word ''laconic''—to speak in a blunt, c ...
. He was the son of the King
Lelex and possibly the
naiad
In Greek mythology, the naiads (; grc-gre, ναϊάδες, naïádes) are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water.
They are distinct from river gods, who ...
Queen
Cleocharia, and brother of
Polycaon. Myles was the father of
Eurotas who begotten
Sparta after whom the
city of Sparta was named.
Mythology
After Lelex's death, Myles ruled over Laconia, and later on, following his own death, his son Eurotas succeeded him.
Myles was said to be the first mortal to invent a mill and ground corn in
Alesiae.
References
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Princes in Greek mythology
Mythological kings of Laconia
Kings in Greek mythology
Laconian characters in Greek mythology
Characters in Greek mythology
Laconian mythology