House of Heracles
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The House of Heracles is a legendary Greek heroic dynasty descended from the demigod Heracles, traditionally associated with rulers who claimed his bloodline to legitimize their power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Heracles canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek heroic lineage
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mythical dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argos
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Dorian invasion NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraclids NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings of Argos NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ Messenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ Return of the Heraclids NERFINISHED ⓘ Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| genre | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| GreekName | Herakleidai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Alcmene
NERFINISHED
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Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
Conquest of Sparta by Heraclids
NERFINISHED
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Division of Peloponnese among Heraclid leaders NERFINISHED ⓘ Return of the Heraclids to the Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Agiads
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Aristodemus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cresphontes NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurypontids NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurysthenes NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraclids NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyllus NERFINISHED ⓘ Macaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Procles NERFINISHED ⓘ Telephus NERFINISHED ⓘ Temenus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlepolemus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine descent
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heroic ancestry ⓘ right to rule ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic ruler cults
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Macedonian royal ideology ⓘ Spartan royal ideology ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| source |
Apollodorus
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Diodorus Siculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Mythological era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
claims of divine descent
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dynastic legitimacy ⓘ royal propaganda ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.