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The Internet Classics Archive | Heracles by Euripides

AMPHITRYON What mortal hath not heard of him who shared a wife with Zeus, Amphitryon of Argos, whom on a day Alcaeus, son of Perseus begat, Amphitryon the father of Heracles? He it was dwelt here in Thebes, where from the sowing of the dragon's teeth grew up a crop of earth born giants; for of these Ares saved a scanty band, and their children's children people the city of Cadmus.

Heracles

Heracles ( ˈ h ɛr ə k l iː z HERR ə kleez; Greek: Ἡρακλῆς, Hēraklês, Glory Pride of Hēra, "Hera"), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) ( æ l ˈ s iː ə s ) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs) ( æ l ˈ s aɪ d iː z ) was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon. He was a great grandson and half brother (as ...

Heracles | Myth, Significance, & Labors | Britannica

Heracles, Greek Herakles, Roman Hercules, one of the most famous Greco Roman legendary heroes.Traditionally, Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmene (see Amphitryon), granddaughter of Perseus.Zeus swore that the next son born of the Perseid house should become ruler of Greece, but—by a trick of Zeus’s jealous wife, Hera—another child, the sickly Eurystheus, was born first and became king.

Héracles

Héracles Paiva Aguiar (born September 18, 1992), better known as Héracles, is a retired Brazilian footballer. He most recently played for Ypiranga as a left back. Career. He started his career at Atlético Paranaense in 2010, before moving to Avaí in 2013. ...

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