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Iphicles was the son of Alcmene and her human husband Amphitryon, whereas Heracles was her son by Zeus. He also had a sister, Laonome , who married Euphemus or Polyphemus . Iphicles was the father of Heracles' charioteer Iolaus by his first wife, Automedusa , daughter of Alcathous . [ 2 ]
Iphiclus, other name for Iphicles, son of Alcmene and Amphitryon. Iphiclus, a Pleuronian prince as the son of King Thestius [1] and either Laophonte, [2] Leucippe, [3] Deidameia [4] or Eurythemis. [5] He was the brother of Althaea, Leda, Hypermnestra, Evippus, Plexippus and Eurypylus.
Heracles, Iphicles and Laonome In Greek mythology , Alcmene ( / æ l k ˈ m iː n iː / alk- MEE -nee ; Attic Greek : Ἀλκμήνη , romanized: Alkmḗnē ) or Alcmena ( / æ l k ˈ m iː n ə / alk- MEE -nə ; Doric Greek : Ἀλκμάνα , romanized: Alkmána ; Latin : Alcumena ; meaning "strong in wrath" [ 1 ] ) was the wife of ...
Only Iphicles was the son of Amphitryon - in a case of heteropaternal superfecundation, Heracles was the son of Zeus, who had visited Alcmene during Amphitryon's absence. Zeus, disguised as Amphitryon, described the victory over the sons of Pterelaus in such convincing detail that Alcmene accepted him as her betrothed. [ 3 ]
In Greek mythology, Phylacus (/ ˈ f ɪ l ə k ə s /; Ancient Greek: Φύλακος means "guardian" [1]) was the name of the following figures: . Phylacus, founder of the city of Phylace, Thessaly. [2]
Alcmene tells Hercules and Iolaus that she is to marry Jason. Hera resurrects the Blue Priest who plans to kill Hercules at the wedding. Meanwhile, as Jason must give up his crown as Alcmene is not of royal descent, Hercules sends Iolaus to seek out his half-brother Iphicles, hoping Iphicles can become the new king of Corinth.
Laonome, daughter of Amphitryon and Alcmene (thus granddaughter of the precedent), sister of Iphicles and half-sister of Heracles. She married an Argonaut, either Euphemus [4] [5] or Polyphemus. [6] Laonome, mother by Hodoedocus of Kalliaros, eponym of the city Kalliaros in Locris. [7]
Iphicles cried from fear, but his twin brother grabbed a snake in each hand and strangled them. He was found by his nurse playing with them on his cot as if they were toys. Astonished, Amphitryon sent for the seer Tiresias , who prophesied an unusual future for the boy, saying he would vanquish numerous monsters.