Heracles’ twin Iphicles (as Heracles’ mortal counterpart)

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Heracles’ twin Iphicles is a mortal hero of Greek mythology, often contrasted with his divine brother as a more human counterpart who nonetheless participates in several of Heracles’ adventures.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Iphicles 0
Iolaus 0
Heracles 0

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
hero in Greek mythology
mortal hero
twin brother
appearsIn Theban heroic cycle NERFINISHED
myths of Heracles’ youth
associatedWithCity Thebes NERFINISHED
birthPlace Thebes NERFINISHED
contrastedWith Heracles as mortal versus divine
diedIn Sparta NERFINISHED
ethnicity Greek
foughtAlongside Heracles NERFINISHED
gender male
grandfatherOf Heracles’ children by Megara
hasChild Iolaus NERFINISHED
hasFather Amphitryon NERFINISHED
Zeus NERFINISHED
hasMother Alcmene NERFINISHED
hasSibling Heracles NERFINISHED
Laonome NERFINISHED
Megara (in some traditions as relative by marriage rather than blood) NERFINISHED
house House of Amphitryon NERFINISHED
killedBy sons of Hippocoon
languageOfTradition Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca NERFINISHED
Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History NERFINISHED
Pausanias’ Description of Greece NERFINISHED
mortalCounterpartOf Heracles NERFINISHED
mythologicalEra age of heroes
narrativeRole human foil to Heracles’ divine power
nephewOf Heracles NERFINISHED
notableFor being mortal twin of a demigod
participation in Heracles’ early exploits
participatedIn battle against the Orchomenians
campaign against the Minyans
raisedBy Amphitryon NERFINISHED
raisedWith Heracles NERFINISHED
religion Ancient Greek religion NERFINISHED
servedAs companion of Heracles
sharesBirthWith Heracles NERFINISHED
sharesMotherWith Heracles NERFINISHED
spouse Automedusa NERFINISHED
Pyrrha NERFINISHED
symbolizes human limitation beside heroic greatness
twinBrotherOf Heracles NERFINISHED

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Amphitryon stepfatherOf Heracles’ twin Iphicles (as Heracles’ mortal counterpart)