Charilaus, also given as Charillus (Χαρίλαος), was a king of Sparta in the early-mid 8th century BC. He is generally shown as the successor of his grandfather Polydectes, though Pausanias implies that Charilaus` father Eunomus preceded Charilaus. Charilaus is perhaps best known as the ward, pupil, and nephew of the Spartan reformer Lycurg....