- Information
- mortal father of Heracles
- Son of
- 👤 Alcaios (Mycenaean) 👤 Astydameia (d. of Pelops) 👤 Hipponome 👤 Laonome 👤 Lysidice (d. of Pelops)
- Father of
- 👤 Heracles 👤 Iphicles 👤 Laonome (d. of Amphitryon)
- Husband of
- 👤 Alcmene
- Has children with
- 👤 Alcmene
- Ruler of
- 🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) 🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) 🌍 Mideia (Argolid)
- Kills
- 👤 Chalcodon (Euboian) 👤 Comaitho (d. of Pterelaos) 👤 Electryon (s. of Perseus)
- Dies at
- 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)
- Buried at
- 🏛️ the Tomb of Amphitryon (Thebes)
- Buried by
- 👤 Iolaos
- Dwelling
- 🏛️ the House of Amphitryon (Thebes)
- Animals
- 👥 the Cattle of Amphitryon
- Related Entities
- 👤 Alcaios (Mycenaean) 👤 Alcmene 👤 Amphiaraos 👤 Amphimachos (s. of Electryon) 👤 Anactor 👤 Archelaos (Mycenaean) 👤 Astydameia (d. of Pelops) 👤 Athena 👤 Autolycos (s. of Hermes) 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Celaineus 👤 Cephalos (h. of Procris) 👤 Chalcodon (Euboian) 👤 Cheirimachos 👤 Comaitho (d. of Pterelaos) 👤 Creon (Theban) 👤 Danae 👤 Diomedes (Argive I) 👤 Electryon (s. of Perseus) 👤 Eos 👤 Epaphos (s. of Io) 👤 Eurytos (f. of Iphitos) 👤 Hera 👤 Zeus 👤 Gorgophonos (Mycenaean I) 🌍 the Underworld 👤 Heleios 👤 Heracles 👤 Hipponome 👤 Iolaos 🌍 Athens (Attica) 👤 Iphicles 👤 Perimede (Mycenaean) 👤 Perseus (Argive) 👤 Phylonomos 👤 Polyxenos (Elian I) 👤 Laonome 👤 Licymnios 👤 Lycos (Theban II) 👤 Lynceus (Aigyptid) 👤 Lysidice (d. of Pelops) 👤 Lysinomos 👤 Megara 👤 Pterelaos 👤 Sthenelos (Mycenaean) 👤 Stratobates 👤 Teiresias 👥 the Cattle of Electryon 👥 the Cattle of Amphitryon 🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) 🌍 Opountian Locris 🌍 Boiotia 🌍 Phocis 👤 Adrastos (Argive I) 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Elis (region) 🌍 Cephallenia (island) 🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) 🌍 Mideia (Argolid) 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 the Taphian Islands 👤 Hypermnestra (Danaid) 👥 the Teleboans 👤 the Teumessian Fox 👤 Laelaps (dog of Procris) 👤 Panopeus (eponym) 👤 Agamedes (architect) 👤 Henioche (Theban) 👤 Linos (musician) 👤 Trophonios 🏺 the Tripod of Amphitryon 🏛️ the House of Amphitryon (Thebes) 🏛️ the Chamber of Alcmene (Thebes) 👥 the Serpents of Hera 🏺 the Stone Statues of Athena Girder 🌍 the Sanctuary of Ismenian Apollo at Thebes 🏺 the Sophronistera Stone 👤 the Eidolon of Heracles 👤 Eurydice (Theban) 👤 Laonome (d. of Amphitryon) 🏛️ the Tomb of Amphitryon (Thebes) 👤 Antenor (Theban)
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.5 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.6 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.7 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.8 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.9 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.11 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.8.2 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 930-950 📖 Pausanias 1.37.6 📖 Pausanias 1.41.1 📖 Pausanias 9.10.4 📖 Pausanias 9.11.1 📖 Pausanias 9.11.2 📖 Pausanias 9.17.3 📖 Pausanias 9.19.3 📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.266-11.270 📖 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 1-27 📖 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 27-56 📖 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 77-93 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 22 Most 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 31 Most 📖 Pausanias 8.14.1-8.14.3 📖 Pausanias 8.15.5-8.15.7 📖 Pausanias 9.27.6-9.27.8 📖 Pausanias 5.18.1-5.18.3 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.6-2.4.8 📖 Hesiod, Theogony 306-332 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 138 Most 📖 Hesiod, Great Ehoiai fr. 191a, b, c Most 📖 Hesiod fr. 241 Most 📖 Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 15 West 📖 Bacchylides, Odes 5 📖 Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 16 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 14.1-2 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 11.3-11.4 MacLeod 📖 Pindar, Olympian 3 1-45 📖 Pindar, Olympian 6 22-71 📖 Ps-Lucian, Charidemos 7 📖 Pindar, Pythian 9 76-103 📖 Pindar, Nemean 1 31-72 📖 Pindar, Nemean 10 1-18 📖 Pindar, Isthmian 6 19-56 📖 Pindar, Isthmian 7 1-19 📖 Pindar fr. 52u Snell-Maehler 📖 Pindar fr. 169a Snell-Maehler 📖 Strabo 10.2.14 📖 Strabo 10.2.20 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.104-6.128 📖 Vergil, Eclogues 7 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 14.323b 📖 Callimachus fr. 739 Pfeiffer 📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 41
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Library Hesiod, Theogony Lycophron, Alexandra Homer, Odyssey Pindar, Olympian 6 Hesiod, Great Ehoiai Pausanias Pindar Hesiod Hesiod, Shield of Heracles Hesiod, Ehoiai Strabo Panyassis, Heracleia Bacchylides, Odes Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead Pindar, Olympian 3 Ps-Lucian, Charidemos Bacchylides, Dithyrambs Pindar, Pythian 9 Pindar, Nemean 1 Pindar, Nemean 10 Pindar, Isthmian 6 Pindar, Isthmian 7 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses D-Scholia, Iliad Callimachus Ovid, Metamorphoses Vergil, Eclogues
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Pherecydes of Athens fr. 69 Fowler
- Depictions
- 🎨 Paestan Red-Figure Bell Krater by Python (BM 1890,0210.1; Beazley 425104; LIMC Alkmene 5) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Quadretti Teatrali I 6, 11, Pompeii (PALP r1-i6-p11-space-b) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Vettii VI 15, 1, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p1-space-n) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VII 3, 11-12, Pompeii (PALP r7-i3-p12-space-i) 🎨 Wall painting from Herculaneum (MANN 9012) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Centenario IX 8, 3.7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i8-p3-space-2)
- Reported depictions
- 🏺 the Tapestry of Arachne 🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)
- Relevant to local traditions reported from of
- 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)