Teleclus or Teleklos (Ancient Greek: Τήλεκλος) was the 8th Agiad dynasty king of Sparta during the eighth century BC. He was the son of King Archelaus and grandson of King Agesilaus I.
Pausanias reports that Teleclus' reign saw the conquest of Amyclae, Pharis and Geranthrae, towns of the Perioeci or "dwellers round about".Pausanias 1918 Book 3, II, 6.
Teleclus was killed during a skirmish with the Messene during a festival at the temple of Artemis,Pausanias 1918 Book 4, IV, 1-3. an event foreshadowing the First Messenian War.
He was succeeded by his son Alcmenes.
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