Heracles

Classical

Homes of Heracles


Kingdom	Ruler
Thebes, Boeotia	Creon	Birth place of Heracles. Lived here, until he killed his children.
Tiryns (or Mycenae), Argolis	Eurystheus	Where he had to report to Eurystheus, when performing the Twelve Labours.
Lydia	Omphale	Lived as slave of Omphale.
Tegea, Arcadia	Cepheus	Lived here, when banished from Tiryns. Based for his campaigns in Peloponnese.
Calydon, Aetolia	Oeneus	Where he married Deianeira. Exiled for accidental killing of the cupbearer, Oeneus' nephew.
Trachis, Trachinia	Ceyx	Last home of Heracles.

Education of Heracles

Below are the list of name who trained Heracles.


Name	Education
Amphitryon, stepfather of Heracles.	Driving chariot.
Castor, son of Zeus and Leda.	Swordsmanship.
Eurytus, king of Oechalia.	Archery.
Autolycus, son of Hermes, master thief.	Wrestling.
Harpalycus, son of Hermes.	Boxing.
Linus, possibly the son of Apollo.	Lyre and music.

Twelve Labours of Heracles

Here are the list of the Twelve Labours of Heracles, which the hero performed for his cousin, King Eurystheus of Mycenae and Tiryns. These tasks were to personally atone for murdering his children.


[I](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/first-labour-nemean-lion)	Killed the Nemean Lion
[II](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/second-labour-hydra)	Killed the Hydra
[III](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/third-labour-cerynitian-hind)	Captured the Cerynitian Hind
[IV](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/fourth-labour-erymanthian-boar)	Captured the Erymanthian Boar
[V](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/fifth-labour-stables-of-augeias)	Clean the Stable of Augeias
[VI](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/sixth-labour-stymphalian-birds)	Drive out the Stymphalian Birds
[VII](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/seventh-labour-cretan-bull)	Fetch the Cretan Bull
[VIII](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/eighth-labour-mares-of-diomedes)	Fetch the Mares of Diomedes
[IX](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/ninth-labour-hippolytes-girdle)	Fetch the Hippolyte's Belt
[X](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/tenth-labour-cattle-of-geryon)	Fetch the Cattle of Geryon
[XI](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/eleventh-labour-apples-of-hesperides)	Fetch the Golden Apples of Hesperides
[XII](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/labours/twelfth-labour-cerberus)	Fetch Cerberus, the Hound of the Underworld

Companions of Heracles


[Iolaus](/classical/royal-houses/heraclids#iolaus-and-eurystheus)	Squire and charioteer of Heracles.	Son of Iphicles and Automedusa; nephew of Heracles.
[Hylas](/classical/heroic-age/argonauts/apollonius-of-rhodes-argonautica#voyage-to-colchis)	Squire of Heracles in the Argonautica.	Son of Theiodamas, king of the Dryopes, and of the nymph Menodice.
[Telamon](/classical/heroic-age/heroes-1/telamon)	Companion in the Amazon adventure, and lieutenant in war against Troy.	Son of Aeacus and Endeis.
[Theseus](/classical/heroic-age/theseus)	Athenian hero; occasional companion.	Son of Poseidon or Aegeus and of Aethra; cousin of Heracles.
[Lichas](//classical/heroic-age/heracles/later-life#death-of-heracles)	Herald of Heracles.
[Galanthis](/classical/heroic-age/heracles/birth-early-life#birth-of-heracles)	Slavegirl and midwife of Alcmene.

The Heraclids

Below is a list of the children of Heracles, known as the Heraclids. I have also listed his wives and lovers, beside the names of the children.

Any name of a woman with an asterisk * indicates a wife of Heracles.

Mothers	Children of Heracles
* Hebe (Ἥβη)	Alexiares and Anicetos
* Megara (Μέγαρα), daughter of Creon of Thebes	Therimachus, Deicoon, Creontiades
* Deïaneira (Δηιάνειρα), daughter of Oeneus of Calydon	Hyllus (Ὓλλος), Glenus, Ctesippus, Odites, Macaria (daughter)
Auge (Αὔγη) or Astyocles, daughter of Aleus of Tegea	Telephus (Τήλεφος)
* Omphale (Ὀμφάλη), daughter of Iardanes	Lamus or Agelaus
Omphale’s slave-girl	Cleodaeës
Astyoche, daughter of Phylas	Tlepolemus
Chalciope, daughter of Eurypylus	Thettalus
Epicaste, daughter of Augeias	Thestalus
Parthenope, daughter of Stymphalus	Everes
Astydameia or Deïdameia, daughter of Amyntor	Ctesippus
Autonoe, daughter of Peireus	Palaimon
Rhea, a priestess	Aventinus
Celtine, daughter of Bretannus	Celtus
Pyrene	snake
part woman, part serpent	Agathyrsus, Gelonus, Scythes
49 daughters of King Thespius of Thespiae: Procis Panope Lyse … Epilais Certhe Eurybia Patro Meline Clytippe Eubote Aglaia Chryseis Oreie Lysidice Menippis Anthippe … Hippo Euboia Nice Argele Exole Xanthis Stratonice Iphis Laothe Antiope Calametis Phyleis Aischreis Antheia Eurypyle Erato Asopis Eone Tiphyse Olympousa Heliconis Hesiocheia Terpsicrate Elacheia Nicippe Pyrippe Praxithea Lysippe Toxicrate Marse Eurytele Hippocrate	51 sons Antileon and Hippeus Threpsippas Eumedes Creon Astyanax Iobes Polylaos Archemachos Laomedon Eurycapys Eurypylos Antiades Onesippos Laomenes Teles Entelides Hippodromos Teleutagoras Capylos Olympos Nicodromos Cleolaos Erythras Homolippos Atromos Celeustanor Antiphos Alopios Calametis Tigasis Leucones … Archedicos Dynastes Mentor Amestrios Lyncaios Halocrates Phalias Oistrables Euryopes Bouleus Antimachos Patroclos Nephos Erasippos Lycourgos Boucolos Leucippos Hippozygos

Note that the list of Heracles’ lovers and his children, comes from Apollodorus’ Library. A few names may be missing in the daughters of Thespius. Also, this list may conflict with other lists from other writers.

For example, another writer says Thespius’ daughter Arge had twins, compared with Procis who was mentioned in the above list as having twins. Also, I listed Toxicrate as the mother of Lycurgus, but another writer said that Lycurgus’ mother was Praxithea.

There also seemed to be a son named Antimachus, whose mother was the daughter of Thespius, but was not listed in my list.