Anaxander

{{short description|King of Sparta}}

{{distinguish|Anaxandra}}

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|succession=King of Sparta|reign=640 – 615 BC|predecessor=Eurycrates|successor=Eurycratides| father = King Eurycrates of SpartaTotius latinitatis lexicon: C-E (1861) by Egidio Forcellini, Vincenzo de Vit and Giuseppe Furlanetto

| mother = Consort of EurycratesHerodotus 7.204, "(Leonides) Anaxandrides' son, Leon's son, Eurycratides' son, Anaxandrus' son, Eurycrates' son".

| issue = King Eurycratides of Sparta

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Anaxander or Anaxandros ({{langx|grc|Ἀνάξανδρος}}) was the 12th Agiad King of Sparta{{Cite web |url=http://www.ancientfaces.com/person/anaxander-king-of-sparta/1474215 |title=Anaxander King of Sparta |access-date=2012-12-11 |archive-date=2016-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911053255/http://www.ancientfaces.com/person/anaxander-king-of-sparta/1474215 |url-status=dead }}Plutarch’s Morals, Volume 1 (ruled c. 640–615 BC).{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070405163226/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0172.html Kings of Sparta]}}

He was the son of King Eurycrates[http://www.american-pictures.com/genealogy/persons/per03896.htm Family tree of king Anaxander] and father of King Eurycratides.

His grandson was King Leon of Sparta.Herodotus 1.65.Ancient History: A Revised Chronology, Volume 1 by Anthony Lyle

Anaxander is mentioned by famous persons, including Tyrtaeus (a poet) and Pausanias (geographer).Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology