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In Greek mythology, Iphicles (/ ˈ ɪ f ɪ ˌ k l iː z / or / ˈ aɪ f ɪ ˌ k l iː z /; Ancient Greek: Ἰφικλῆς Iphiklēs), also called Iphiclus, was the maternal half-brother of Heracles and one of the Calydonian boar hunters.
His twin mortal brother, son of Amphitryon, was Iphicles, father of Heracles's charioteer Iolaus. The Origin of the Milky Way by Jacopo Tintoretto On the night Heracles and Iphicles were to be born, Hera, knowing of her husband Zeus's adultery, persuaded Zeus to swear an oath that the child born that night to a member of the House of Perseus ...
Alcmene refused to marry Amphitryon until he had avenged the death of her brothers. [10] During Amphitryon's expedition against the Taphians and Teleboans , [ 11 ] when Zeus desired to sleep with Alcmene, he made one night last longer extending it to three, by ordering Helios , the sun god , not to rise for three whole days. [ 12 ]
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.
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.
Twins in mythology also often share deep bonds. In Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux share a bond so strong that when mortal Castor dies, Pollux gives up half of his immortality to be with his brother. Castor and Pollux are the Dioscuri twin brothers. Their mother is Leda, a being who was seduced by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan.
Typhon is first seen being rescued by Hercules from his imprisonment inflicted by Hera. Hercules managed to reunite him with Echidna. Typhon is shown to have a twin brother named Typhoon. Typhoon (portrayed by Glenn Shadix) - The twin brother of Typhon. This Titan lives in a cloud castle and abducts a human woman named Leanna to be his bride.
Also in 1995, Smith appeared on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as Hercules' half-brother, Iphicles. Later he joined the cast of Xena: Warrior Princess, as Ares, a role he would later play on Hercules and Young Hercules as well. As the dark and dangerously seductive Greek god of war, Smith gained legions of fans.