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41: 351:, the son of the king, disagreed with the decision of his father, sent two swords to the two heroes, and revealed the plans that Laomedon had for Heracles. As soon as Iphicles and Telamon heard this they killed their guards with the swords and returned to Heracles for the plans of Laomedon to be revealed. Then Heracles and his men went to the king and eventually slew him. 335:
or by Amphitryon, and at which Iphicles was frightened. Iphicles grew into a strong man but could not match his famous brother. When Heracles was made insane once again by Hera, the hero threw into the fire his brother's two offspring by Pyrrha, who perished as a result.
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When Heracles ended his twelve labours, King Eurystheus accused him of killing him from the throne, and ordered that he, together with Alcmene and Iphicles, leave Tiryns. This is how Iphicles ended up in Arcadia where he joined Heracles on a punitive expedition against
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with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
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with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921.
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Iphicles was one night younger than his half-brother Heracles, who strangled the snakes which had been sent by
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were sent by Heracles to the city to claim the mares, but they were thrown into prison by Laomedon. But
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refused to give Heracles the mares he had promised him before. Arriving in Troy, Iphicles and
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Nevertheless, Iphicles went with Heracles on a punitive expedition against Troy, because King
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In some accounts, Iphicles fought in the first battle of Heracles against the
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but was only hinted as the younger daughter of Creon
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Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
212: 174: 303:. Iphicles was the father of Heracles' charioteer 560: 550:Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. 523:Online version at the Perseus Digital Library 553:Greek text available from the same website 315:. Afterwards, he fathered two children by 39: 561: 441:Pyrrha was unnamed in Apollodorus, 390:, where he was carefully nursed by 13: 287:, whereas Heracles was her son by 14: 610: 208: 170: 151:Two further children with Pyrrha 489: 477: 465: 448: 435: 423: 408: 45:Iphicles and his half-brother 1: 508: 326: 7: 10: 615: 534:. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. 386:, home of his grandmother 319:, the younger daughter of 249: 374:, and was wounded by the 274: 139: 118: 96: 82: 70: 58: 53: 38: 28: 23: 599:Mythological Tirynthians 401: 291:. He also had a sister, 279:Iphicles was the son of 269:Calydonian boar hunters 16:Hero in Greek mythology 283:and her human husband 589:Mythology of Heracles 519:Description of Greece 261:maternal half-brother 579:Mythological Thebans 529:Graeciae Descriptio. 307:by his first wife, 542:Pseudo-Apollodorus 158: 157: 606: 584:Theban mythology 502: 493: 487: 481: 475: 469: 463: 452: 446: 439: 433: 427: 421: 412: 251: 243: 242: 239: 238: 235: 232: 229: 226: 223: 220: 217: 214: 205: 204: 201: 200: 197: 194: 191: 188: 185: 182: 179: 176: 43: 21: 20: 614: 613: 609: 608: 607: 605: 604: 603: 559: 558: 511: 506: 505: 494: 490: 482: 478: 470: 466: 453: 449: 440: 436: 428: 424: 413: 409: 404: 329: 277: 267:and one of the 255:), also called 211: 207: 173: 169: 162:Greek mythology 154: 135: 114: 78: 66: 49: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 612: 602: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 557: 556: 539: 525: 510: 507: 504: 503: 488: 476: 464: 447: 434: 422: 406: 405: 403: 400: 328: 325: 311:, daughter of 295:, who married 276: 273: 156: 155: 153: 152: 149: 143: 141: 137: 136: 134: 133: 128: 122: 120: 116: 115: 113: 112: 107: 106:(half-brother) 100: 98: 94: 93: 84: 80: 79: 74: 72: 68: 67: 62: 60: 56: 55: 51: 50: 44: 36: 35: 29: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 611: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 566: 564: 554: 551: 547: 543: 540: 537: 533: 530: 526: 524: 520: 516: 513: 512: 501: 497: 492: 486: 483:Apollodorus, 480: 474: 471:Apollodorus, 468: 461: 457: 451: 444: 438: 432: 429:Apollodorus, 426: 420: 416: 411: 407: 399: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 369: 364: 362: 358: 352: 350: 346: 342: 337: 334: 324: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 272: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 247: 246:Ancient Greek 241: 203: 167: 163: 150: 148: 145: 144: 142: 138: 132: 129: 127: 124: 123: 121: 117: 111: 108: 105: 102: 101: 99: 95: 92: 88: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 52: 48: 42: 37: 33: 27: 22: 19: 594:Divine twins 545: 531: 528: 518: 491: 479: 467: 459: 450: 437: 425: 410: 365: 353: 338: 330: 278: 252: 165: 159: 18: 546:The Library 527:Pausanias, 415:Apollodorus 563:Categories 509:References 376:Molionides 309:Automedusa 301:Polyphemus 285:Amphitryon 259:, was the 126:Automedusa 87:Amphitryon 30:Prince of 574:Perseides 569:Argonauts 515:Pausanias 496:Pausanias 357:Hippocoon 327:Mythology 313:Alcathous 54:Genealogy 392:Buphagus 341:Laomedon 297:Euphemus 265:Heracles 257:Iphiclus 253:Iphiklēs 166:Iphicles 140:Children 104:Heracles 97:Siblings 47:Heracles 24:Iphicles 456:Moschus 454:Pseudo- 388:Laonome 384:Pheneus 345:Telamon 293:Laonome 281:Alcmene 250:Ἰφικλῆς 119:Consort 110:Laonome 91:Alcmene 83:Parents 76:Pheneus 532:3 vols 500:8.14.9 460:Megara 443:2.4.11 431:2.4.11 396:heroum 372:Augeas 368:Eleans 361:Sparta 317:Pyrrha 305:Iolaus 275:Family 147:Iolaus 131:Pyrrha 64:Tiryns 32:Tiryns 485:2.7.3 473:2.4.8 462:41-55 419:1.8.2 402:Notes 349:Priam 321:Creon 380:Elis 370:and 333:Hera 289:Zeus 89:and 71:Died 59:Born 378:of 359:of 299:or 263:of 206:or 160:In 565:: 544:, 517:, 498:, 458:, 417:, 398:. 323:. 271:. 248:: 244:; 234:iː 216:aɪ 196:iː 164:, 555:. 538:. 240:/ 237:z 231:l 228:k 225:ˌ 222:ɪ 219:f 213:ˈ 210:/ 202:/ 199:z 193:l 190:k 187:ˌ 184:ɪ 181:f 178:ɪ 175:ˈ 172:/ 168:(

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Tiryns

Heracles
Tiryns
Pheneus
Amphitryon
Alcmene
Heracles
Laonome
Automedusa
Pyrrha
Iolaus
Greek mythology
/ˈɪfɪˌklz/
/ˈfɪˌklz/
Ancient Greek
Iphiclus
maternal half-brother
Heracles
Calydonian boar hunters
Alcmene
Amphitryon
Zeus
Laonome
Euphemus
Polyphemus
Iolaus
Automedusa
Alcathous
Pyrrha

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