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'''Teleclus''' or '''Teleklos''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]]: Τήλεκλος) was the 8th Agiad dynasty [[Kings of Sparta|king]] of [[Sparta]] during the eighth century BC. He was the son of King [[Archelaus of Sparta|Archelaus]] and grandson of King [[Agesilaus I]].

[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] reports that Teleclus' reign saw the conquest of [[Amyclae]], [[Phare (Laconia)|Pharis]] and [[Geranthrae]], towns of the [[Perioeci]] or "dwellers round about".<ref>[[#Paus|Pausanias 1918]] Book 3, II, 6.</ref>

Teleclus was killed during a skirmish with the [[Messene|Messanians]] during a festival at the temple of [[Artemis|Artemis Limnatis]],<ref>[[#Paus|Pausanias 1918]] Book 4, IV, 1-3.</ref> an event foreshadowing the [[First Messenian War]].

He was succeeded by his son [[Alcmenes]].

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==References==
* {{cite book |last= Pausanias|translator=W. H. S. Jones|translator2=H. A. Ormerod|title= Description of Greece|publisher= Robert Hale Ltd.|location= London|year= 1918|ref=Paus}}

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[[Category:Agiad kings of Sparta]]
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