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Herakles Herakles, son of Alexanderthe Great and Barsina
  • poisoned by Cassander: Paus. 9.7.2
Herakles(2), in Greek legend son of Alcmena and Amphitryon
  • and father of Hyllus: Hdt. 2.43-45, Hdt. 2.145, Hdt. 5.43, Hdt. 6.53, Hdt. 7.193, Hdt. 7.204, Hdt. 8.43, Paus. 5.13.2, Paus. 5.14.1, 9
  • great grandson of Pelops: Paus. 5.13.2
  • his sons: Apollod. 2.7.7, Apollod. 2.7.8, Apollod. 2.7.8
  • father of Aechmagoras: Paus. 8.12.4, of Antiochus: Paus. 1.5.2, Paus. 2.4.3, Paus. 10.10.1, of Ctesippus: Paus. 2.19.1, Paus. 3.16.6, of Echephron and Promachus: Paus. 8.24.2, of Glenus: Paus. 4.30.1, of Phaestus: Paus. 2.6.6, of Telephus: Paus. 9.31.2, of Theagenes: Paus. 6.11.2, of Tyrsenus: Paus. 2.21.3
  • his sons (the Heraclids) flee to Ceyx at Trachis: Apollod. 2.7.8
  • resides with Ceyx, king of Trachis: Paus. 1.32.6
  • his sons come to Athens and claim protection: Apollod. 2.7.8
  • at Troy: Apollod. 1.3.5
  • healed by Aesculapius in sanctuary of Demeter: Paus. 3.19.7, Paus. 3.20.5
  • builds temple of Cotylean Aesculapius: Paus. 3.19.7
  • contends with Apollo for tripod and carries it off: Paus. 3.21.8, Paus. 8.37.1, Paus. 10.13.7, 8
  • founds sanctuary of Pythian Apollo: Paus. 8.15.5
  • rides horse Arion: Paus. 8.25.10
  • receives brazen castanets from Athena: Apollod. 2.5.6
  • stunned by stone hurled by Athena: Paus. 9.11.2
  • aided by Athena: Paus. 5.17.11, Paus. 6.19.12, Paus. 6.25.2, Paus. 8.18.3
  • led to heaven by Athena: Paus. 3.18.11, Paus. 3.19.5
  • receives weapons from Athena: Apollod. 2.4.11
  • receives weapons from the gods: Apollod. 2.4.11
  • violates Auge: Paus. 8.4.9, Paus. 8.47.4, Paus. 10.28.8
  • shoots the giants: Apollod. 1.6.1, Apollod. 1.6.2
  • delivers Prometheus: Apollod. 1.7.1
  • wrestles with Achelous for Deianira: Apollod. 1.8.1, Apollod. 2.7.4, Paus. 3.18.16, Paus. 6.19.12
  • ravages Pylus: Apollod. 1.9.9, Apollod. 2.7.2
  • kills Periclymenus: Apollod. 1.9.9, Apollod. 2.7.2
  • rescues Alcestis from Hades: Apollod. 1.9.15
  • in the Argo: Apollod. 1.9.17, Apollod. 1.9.18, Apollod. 1.9.19
  • and Hylas: Apollod. 1.9.18
  • left by the Argonauts at Aphetae: Apollod. 1.9.18
  • slave of Omphale: Apollod. 1.9.18
  • his expedition against the Amazons: Apollod. 2.1.5, Paus. 5.11.4, Paus. 5.25.11, Paus. 7.2.7
  • H. and girdle of Amazon: Paus. 5.10.9
  • brings up Theseus from Hades: Apollod. 2.3.2
  • his birth delayed by the Ilithyias: Apollod. 2.4.5
  • born along with his twin Iphicles: Apollod. 2.4.8
  • strangles two serpents in his infancy: Apollod. 2.4.8, Paus. 1.24.2
  • his education: Apollod. 2.4.8, Apollod. 2.4.9
  • commands multitude to leave Cadiz: Paus. 10.4.6
  • reared on a cattle farm: Apollod. 2.4.9
  • diverts Cephisus into plain of Orchomenus: Paus. 9.38.7
  • wounds Chiron or Pylenor: Paus. 5.5.10
  • kills the lion of Cithaeron: Apollod. 2.4.9
  • contest with bull of Cnosus (Cretan bull): Paus. 1.27.10, Paus. 5.10.9
  • kills Cyathus: Paus. 2.13.8
  • sanctuary of Herakles called Cynosarges: Paus. 1.19.3
  • image of Herakles made by Daedalus: Paus. 9.40.3
  • H. and deer: Paus. 5.10.9
  • opens and closes sanctuary of Demeter daily: Paus. 9.19.5
  • received by Dexamenus, king of Olenus: Paus. 7.18.1
  • punishes Diomede the Thracian: Paus. 3.18.12, Paus. 5.10.9
  • conquers Dryopians: Paus. 4.34.9, 10
  • cleanses land of Elis of dung: Paus. 5.1.9ff., Paus. 5.10.9, Paus. 9.11.6
  • Eleans sacrifice to Herakles: Paus. 5.4.6
  • wars on Eleans: Paus. 8.14.9, Paus. 8.15.7, Paus. 8.25.10, Paus. 5.3.1, Paus. 5.8.3
  • captures Elis and kills Augeas: Apollod. 2.7.1
  • dresses in the lion's skin: Apollod. 2.4.10
  • mutilates the heralds of Erginus: Apollod. 2.4.10, Apollod. 2.4.11
  • makes peace with Erginus: Paus. 9.37.2
  • kills Erginus: Apollod. 2.4.11
  • brings the Erymanthian boar to Mycenae: Apollod. 2.5.3, Apollod. 2.5.4
  • hunts Erymanthian (Arcadian) boar: Paus. 5.10.9, Paus. 5.26.7, Paus. 8.24.5
  • image of Herakles floats from Tyre to Erythrae: Paus. 7.5.5-8
  • worshipped at Erythrae: Paus. 7.5.5, Paus. 9.27.8
  • wrestles with Eryx: Paus. 3.16.4ff., Paus. 4.36.4
  • gives Eurypylus a chest: Paus. 7.19.9
  • kills his children in fit of madness: Paus. 9.11.2
  • goes mad and burns his children, is purified by Thespius, and ordered by the Delphic oracle to serve Eurystheus at Tiryns: Apollod. 2.4.11, Apollod. 2.4.12
  • has intercourse with the daughters of Thespius: Apollod. 2.4.10
  • tasks imposed on him by Eurystheus: Paus. 8.18.3
  • expelled by Eurystheus from Tiryns: Paus. 8.14.2
  • flees from Eurystheus: Paus. 1.32.6
  • slays Eurytus and Cteatus (sons of Actos): Paus. 2.15.1
  • wounds Hades: Paus. 6.25.3
  • heals sick: Paus. 9.24.3
  • sacrifices goats to Hera: Paus. 3.15.9
  • suckled by Hera: Paus. 9.25.2
  • fetches apples of Hesperides: Paus. 2.13.8, Paus. 6.19.8, Apollod. 2.5.10, Apollod. 2.5.11
  • wounded in fight with Hippocoon and his sons: Paus. 3.15.5, Paus. 3.19.7, Paus. 8.53.9
  • captures Lacedaemon, slays Hippocoon and his sons: Apollod. 2.7.2, Apollod. 2.7.3, Paus. 2.18.7, Paus. 3.10.6, Paus. 3.15.5, 6, 9
  • kills the Lernaean hydra: Apollod. 2.5.1, Apollod. 2.5.2, Paus. 5.10.9, Paus. 5.17.11, Paus. 5.26.7, Paus. 10.18.6
  • poisons his arrows with gall of hydra: Paus. 2.37.4, Apollod. 2.5.2
  • drags up hound of hell: Paus. 2.31.2, Paus. 2.35.10, Paus. 3.18.13, Paus. 3.25.5, Paus. 5.26.7, Paus. 9.34.5
  • makes altar out of blood of victims: Paus. 5.13.11
  • his bow and arrows: Paus. 5.13.4, Apollod. 3.12.5, Apollod. E.3.25
  • his club: Paus. 2.31.10
  • cuts himself a club at Nemea: Apollod. 2.4.11
  • buries Icarus: Paus. 9.11.5, Apollod. 2.6.3
  • one of Idaean Dactyls: Paus. 5.7.6, 9, Paus. 5.13.8, Paus. 6.23.3, Paus. 8.31.3, Paus. 9.19.5, Paus. 9.27.8
  • his expedition against Laomedon: Paus. 8.36.6
  • his expedition to Ilium: Paus. 7.19.9
  • captures Ilium: Apollod. 2.6.3, Apollod. 3.12.4
  • aided by Iolaus: Paus. 5.17.11
  • purified for murder of Iphitus: Paus. 3.15.3
  • his ten (twelve) labours: Apollod. 2.4.12237, Paus. 1.19.3, Paus. 1.27.10, Paus. 3.17.3, Paus. 5.10.9, Paus. 5.26.7, Paus. 9.11.6
  • serves as Laurel-bearer at Thebes: Paus. 9.10.4
  • challenged to eating-match by Lepreus: Paus. 5.5.4
  • kills Lepreus: Paus. 5.5.4
  • kills Linus and tried for murder: Apollod. 2.4.9, Paus. 9.29.9, Apollod. 1.3.1
  • at battle of Marathon: Paus. 1.15.3
  • first worshipped as god at Marathon, Paus. 1.15.3, Paus. 1.32.4
  • marries Megara, daughter of Creon: Apollod. 2.4.11
  • husband of Megara: Paus. 1.41.1, Paus. 9.11.2
  • divorces his wife Megara: Paus. 10.29.7
  • gives Megara to Iolaus: Apollod. 2.5.12
  • defeats Minyans: Paus. 9.37.2
  • compels the Minyans to pay tribute to Thebes: Apollod. 2.4.11
  • swears to sons of Neleus on pieces of boar: Paus. 4.15.8
  • captures Pylus, slays Neleus and his sons: Apollod. 2.7.2
  • slays Nemean lion: Paus. 3.18.15, Paus. 5.10.9, Paus. 5.11.5, Paus. 5.25.7, Paus. 5.26.7, Paus. 6.5.5, Apollod. 2.4.12, Apollod. 2.5.1
  • wounds Nessus: Paus. 3.18.12, Paus. 10.38.2
  • kills Nessus: Apollod. 2.7.6
  • digs channel for river Olbius or Aroanius: Paus. 8.14.3, Paus. 8.19.4
  • wrenches olive: Paus. 2.28.2
  • brings olive to Greece from land of Hyperboreans: Paus. 5.7.7
  • the first to hold Olympic games: Paus. 5.7.7, 9, Paus. 5.8.3, Paus. 8.48.1, Apollod. 2.7.1
  • wins in wrestling and pancratium at Olympia: Paus. 5.8.4
  • oracle of Herakles by dice: Paus. 7.25.10
  • founds altars of Pelops and the twelve gods at Olympia: Apollod. 2.7.2
  • cuts off noses of Orchomenian heralds: Paus. 9.25.4
  • defeats Orchomenians: Paus. 9.17.1, 2
  • epic poem on Herakles by Panyasis: Paus. 10.8.9
  • at funeral games of Pelias: Paus. 5.17.9
  • assigns precinct to Pelops: Paus. 5.13.2
  • makes chasms for water of Pheneus: Paus. 8.14.1ff.
  • visits Pittheus: Paus. 1.27.7
  • sets Prometheus free: Paus. 5.11.6, Apollod. 2.5.11
  • captures Pylus: Paus. 2.18.7, Paus. 3.26.8, Paus. 6.25.2
  • punishes Saurus: Paus. 6.21.3
  • Sicyonian mode of sacrificing to Herakles as god and hero: Paus. 2.10.1
  • buries Sostratus and offers him some of his hair: Paus. 7.17.8
  • represented by unwrought stone: Paus. 9.24.3
  • shoots Stymphalian birds: Paus. 5.10.9, Paus. 8.22.4, Paus. 9.11.6, Apollod. 2.5.5, Apollod. 2.5.6
  • surname of the Sun: Paus. 8.31.7
  • his adventures at Aenus, Thasos, and Torone: Apollod. 2.5.9
  • worshipped at Thasos: Paus. 5.25.12
  • besieges Themiscyra: Paus. 1.2.1
  • Herakles and youthful Theseus: Paus. 1.27.7
  • rescues Theseus from hell: Paus. 1.17.4
  • brings white poplar to Greece from Thesprotis: Paus. 5.14.2
  • violates the fifty daughters of Thestius: Paus. 9.27.6ff.
  • image of Herakles with wounded thigh: Paus. 8.53.9
  • scrapes up thistles: Paus. 6.23.1
  • fights giant Thurius: Paus. 3.18.11
  • dwells at Tiryns: Paus. 5.2.2
  • tripod dedicated to Herakles: Paus. 10.7.6
  • trophy of Herakles: Paus. 3.10.6
  • worshipped at Tyre: Paus. 5.25.12, Paus. 9.27.8
  • virgin priestess of Herakles: Paus. 9.27.6
  • Herakles makes altar of Zeus: Paus. 5.13.8
  • sacrifices to Zeus Averter of Flies: Paus. 5.14.1
  • named Alcides: Apollod. 2.4.11
  • lodged at Cleonae by Molorchus: Apollod. 2.4.12, Apollod. 2.5.1
  • sacrifices to Saviour Zeus: Apollod. 2.5.1, Apollod. 2.4.12
  • proposes to sacrifice to Zeus at Cenaeum: Apollod. 2.7.7
  • brings the Cerynitian hind to Mycenae: Apollod. 2.5.3
  • his battle with the centaurs: Apollod. 2.5.4
  • shoots Centaurs: Paus. 5.19.9
  • fights Oreus the Centaur: Paus. 3.18.16
  • makes war on Augeas: Paus. 2.15.1, Paus. 5.2.1, Paus. 6.20.16, Paus. 8.14.9
  • cleans out the cattleyard of Augeas: Apollod. 2.5.4, Apollod. 2.5.5
  • is refused his reward by Augeas: Apollod. 2.5.5
  • brings the Cretan bull: Apollod. 2.5.6
  • brings the mares of Diomedes: Apollod. 2.5.7, Apollod. 2.5.8
  • defeats the Bistones: Apollod. 2.5.7
  • founds Abdera: Apollod. 2.5.7
  • brings the belt of the Amazon Hippolyte to Eurystheus: Apollod. 2.5.8, Apollod. 2.5.9, Apollod. 2.5.9
  • kills some of the sons of Minos in Paros: Apollod. 2.5.8, Apollod. 2.5.9
  • goes to Mysia, defeats the Bebryces, and kills their king Mygdon: Apollod. 2.5.9
  • delivers Hesione, daughter of Laomedon, at Troy from a seabeast, but is defrauded of his reward by Laomedon: Apollod. 2.5.9, Apollod. 2.5.9, Apollod. 2.5.9
  • ordered to fetch the kine of Geryon from Erythia: Apollod. 2.5.9
  • destroys wild beasts in Europe: Apollod. 2.5.9
  • sets up the pillars of Herakles at Tartessus: Apollod. 2.5.9, Apollod. 2.5.10
  • receives from the Sun a golden goblet in which he crosses the ocean: Apollod. 2.5.10
  • comes to Erythia: Apollod. 2.5.10
  • kills Geryon and drives away his kine: Apollod. 2.5.10
  • fights Cycnus, son of Ares: Apollod. 2.5.11, Paus. 1.27.6, Paus. 3.18.10
  • extorts an answer from Nereus: Apollod. 2.5.11
  • wrestles with and kills Antaeus: Apollod. 2.5.11, Paus. 9.11.6
  • goes to Egypt: Apollod. 2.5.11
  • haled to the altar to be sacrificed, but kills Busiris: Apollod. 2.5.11
  • sacrifices a bullock (at Lindus): Apollod. 2.5.11
  • sacrifices to, accompanied by curses: Apollod. 2.5.11
  • gets the apples of the Hesperides from Atlas: Apollod. 1.3.51
  • relieves Atlas of his burden: Apollod. 1.3.51, Paus. 5.10.9, Paus. 5.11.5, Paus. 5.18.4
  • brings up Cerberus from Hades: Apollod. 1.3.53, Apollod. 2.5.12
  • his adventures in Hades: Apollod. 2.5.12, Apollod. 2.5.12
  • woos Iole: Apollod. 2.5.12, Apollod. 2.6.1
  • kills Iphitus, is purified by Deiphobus: Apollod. 2.6.1
  • goes to Delphi: Apollod. 2.6.1
  • carries off the tripod: Apollod. 2.6.2
  • serves Omphale as a slave: Apollod. 2.6.2, Apollod. 2.6.3
  • binds the Cercopes: Apollod. 2.6.2
  • kills Syleus: Apollod. 2.6.2, Apollod. 2.6.3
  • gives Hesione to Telamon: Apollod. 2.6.3, Apollod. 2.6.4
  • ravages Cos: Apollod. 2.6.4
  • sides with the gods in their war with the giants: Apollod. 2.6.4
  • kills the Molionides: Apollod. 2.7.1
  • restores Tyndareus: Apollod. 2.7.3
  • begets Telephus on Auge: Apollod. 2.7.3, Apollod. 2.7.4, Apollod. 2.7.4
  • seduces Auge: Apollod. 3.8.2
  • marches against the Thesprotians: Apollod. 2.7.5
  • kills Eunomus: Apollod. 2.7.5
  • goes into exile: Apollod. 2.7.6
  • goes to Trachis: Apollod. 2.7.6, Apollod. 2.7.7
  • conquers the Dryopes: Apollod. 2.7.7
  • god of Dorians: Paus. 4.8.2
  • fights for the Dorians against the Lapiths: Apollod. 2.7.7
  • kills Cycnus, son of Ares: Apollod. 2.7.7
  • kills Amyntor: Apollod. 2.7.7
  • captures Oechalia and slays Eurytus: Apollod. 2.7.7, Apollod. 2.7.7
  • tortured by the poisoned robe he burns himself on Mount Oeta: Apollod. 2.7.7, Apollod. 2.7.7
  • obtains immortality: Apollod. 2.7.7
  • marries Hebe: Apollod. 2.7.7, Apollod. 2.7.7
  • husband of Hebe: Paus. 1.10.3, Paus. 2.13.3
  • slays the sons of Actor
  • kills Hippocoon and his sons: Apollod. 3.10.5
  • prays for a male child for Telamon: Apollod. 3.12.7
  • his expedition against Troy: Apollod. 3.12.7
  • kills Zetes and Calais: Apollod. 3.15.2
  • Troy not to be taken without the bow of: Apollod. E.5.7, Apollod. E.5.8(See Heraclids)
  • gymnasium and stadium of Herakles: Paus. 9.11.7
  • image of Herakles in all Greek gymnasiums: Paus. 4.32.1
  • founds Gythium along with Apollo: Paus. 3.21.8
  • worshipped at Acharnae: Paus. 1.31.6
  • Greek cult: Hdt. 7.176, Hdt. 5.63, Hdt. 6.108, Hdt. 6.116
  • cults of deities identified with Herakles in Egypt and elsewhere: Hdt. 1.7, Hdt. 2.42, Hdt. 2.44, Hdt. 2.83, Hdt. 2.113, Hdt. 2.144, Hdt. 4.8, Hdt. 4.10, Hdt. 4.59, Hdt. 4.82
  • Herodotus' conclusion as to a "double Herakles,": Hdt. 2.44
  • Pillars of Herakles (Straits of Gibraltar) farthest western waters known to Herodotus: Hdt. 2.33, Hdt. 4.8, Hdt. 4.42, Hdt. 4.152, Hdt. 4.181, Hdt. 4.185, Hdt. 4.196, Hdt. 8.132
  • altars of Herakles: Paus. 1.19.3, Paus. 1.30.2, Paus. 1.34.3, Paus. 5.8.1, Paus. 5.14.7, 9, Paus. 6.23.3
  • festivals of Herakles: Paus. 2.10.1, Paus. 9.32.2, 4
  • fountain of Herakles: Paus. 2.32.4
  • Temples, sanctuaries, and precincts-Paus. 1.19.3, Paus. 2.10.1, Paus. 2.11.8, Paus. 3.15.3, Paus. 4.23.10, Paus. 4.30.1, Paus. 6.21.3, Paus. 7.5.5, Paus. 8.32.3, Paus. 9.11.4, 6, Paus. 9.24.3, Paus. 9.26.1, Paus. 9.27.6-8, Paus. 9.32.2, 4, Paus. 9.38.6
  • Images-Paus. 1.8.4, Paus. 1.24.2, Paus. 1.27.6, Paus. 2.3.2, Paus. 2.4.5, Paus. 2.9.8, Paus. 2.10.1, 7, Paus. 2.11.8, Paus. 2.17.6, Paus. 2.34.1, Paus. 3.10.6, Paus. 3.14.6, 8, Paus. 3.15.3, Paus. 3.17.3, Paus. 3.18.10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, Paus. 3.19.5, Paus. 3.21.8, Paus. 3.24.6, Paus. 4.31.10, Paus. 4.32.1, Paus. 5.10.9, Paus. 5.11.6, 8, Paus. 5.25.11, 12, 27, Paus. 5.26.7, Paus. 6.19.12, Paus. 6.23.5, Paus. 7.5.5-8, Paus. 7.23.10, Paus. 7.24.4, Paus. 7.25.10, Paus. 7.26.6, Paus. 8.31.3, Paus. 8.35.2, Paus. 8.37.1, Paus. 8.53.9, Paus. 9.11.4, 6, Paus. 9.25.4, Paus. 9.32.2, Paus. 9.34.5, Paus. 9.38.6, Paus. 9.40.3, Paus. 10.13.6, 7, Paus. 10.18.6, Paus. 10.32.5
  • Titles-Assistant: Paus. 5.8.1, Paus. 5.14.7, Paus. 6.23.3
  • Bright-eyed: Paus. 9.34.5
  • Buraicus: Paus. 7.25.10
  • Champion: Paus. 9.11.4
  • Egyptian: Paus. 10.13.8
  • of the Grotto: Paus. 10.32.5
  • Horsebinder: Paus. 9.26.1
  • Idaean: Paus. 5.7.6, 9, Paus. 5.13.8, Paus. 8.31.3, Paus. 9.19.5, Paus. 9.27.8
  • Manticlus: Paus. 4.23.10, Paus. 4.26.3
  • Nosedocker: Paus. 9.25.4
  • Thasian: Paus. 6.11.2cf. Paus. 5.25.12
  • Theban: Paus. 5.8.8, Paus. 5.13.11, Paus. 8.48.1
  • of Tiryns: Paus. 10.13.8

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