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Amphitryon – Mythopedia Amphitryon was a Greek hero from the Argolid—the son of King Alcaeus of Tiryns and the husband of Alcmene After accidentally killing his father-in-law, Aphitryon was banished and fled to Thebes There his wife was seduced by Zeus and gave birth to the hero Heracles
Alcmene – Mythopedia Alcmene was the daughter of Electryon, the king of Mycenae (or Tiryns) in the Argolid She gave birth to two sons: Heracles (by her lover Zeus) and Iphicles (by her husband Amphitryon) Alcmene was venerated as a heroine throughout ancient Greece
Iphicles – Mythopedia Iphicles, son of Alcmene and Amphitryon, was the half-brother of Heracles and a minor hero himself His son Iolaus became Heracles’ faithful companion
Heracles – Mythopedia Heracles, son of Zeus, was a hero famous for his physical strength and for performing the Twelve Labors He was easily recognized by his lion skin, club, and bow
Callisto – Mythopedia Callisto was a princess or nymph from Arcadia and a companion of the goddess Artemis After being seduced by Zeus, she bore him a son named Arcas; but she was soon transformed into a bear by either Artemis, Hera, or Zeus In her new form, Callisto was either shot down by Artemis or made into a constellation
Heracles (Play) – Mythopedia The Heracles is a tragedy by Euripides, usually dated to around 415 BCE In the play, Heracles returns home after completing his Twelve Labors, just in time to save his family from a violent usurper But he is driven mad by the gods and ends up killing the wife and children he has just saved
Amphion – Mythopedia Amphion was a son of Zeus and Antiope He and his twin brother Zethus were Greek heroes and joint kings of Thebes, whose walls they built themselves But Amphion and his wife Niobe met a sad end when Apollo and Artemis massacred their children to punish Niobe for her arrogance
Asclepius – Mythopedia Asclepius, son of Apollo, was a physician so skilled that he could even heal the dead Killed by the gods, Asclepius ultimately became a god himself
Devil Names - Mythopedia Devil names: Origin, structure, and meaning Evil to the core and up to no good, devils have a long history in religions, mythologies, legends, and histories across cultures from Judeo-Christianity to the many cultures of Asia Like demons, devils open up all sorts of evil possibilities for villains in literature or movies, ranging from Satan in Paradise Lost to the titular character of the