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.
Observed surface forms (3)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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hero in Greek mythology ⓘ mortal hero ⓘ twin brother ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Theban heroic cycle
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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
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Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Alcmene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Heracles
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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
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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
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participation in Heracles’ early exploits ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
battle against the Orchomenians
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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
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Pyrrha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | human limitation beside heroic greatness ⓘ |
| twinBrotherOf | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.