Iphicles

A participant in the Calydonian Boar Hunt.

Genealogy

Alcmena

Amphitryon

Amphitryon (father)

Hercules

Io

Group

Calydonian Boar Hunt

Places
  1. Calydon
  2. Sparta
  3. Thebes
Events
  1. Iphicles sets out for the Calydonian Boar Hunt
  2. Heroes gather in Calydon to fight the boar
  3. Hercules and Iphicles born
  4. Two snakes sent by Hera attack Hercules and Iphicles in their crib
  5. Hercules takes Sparta with Cepheus and sons and kills Hippocoon and sons
  6. Iphicles is killed in battle
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.2
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.8
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.11
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.12
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.3
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 14.9
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 14.10
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