- Information
- assigns Heracles his labors
- Son of
👤 Sthenelos (Mycenaean) son of Perseus
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Hesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)HesiodD-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)Homer, IliadHomerPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatosLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)Euripides, AlcestisTragedy & SatyrEuripidesMiddle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica
EuripidesPindarPindarLate Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia
PindarServius, Scholia on GeorgicsServiusLatinLate Antiquity (ca. 306-610 CE)Vergil, GeorgicsVergilLate Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)Ovid, MetamorphosesOvidRhianosRhianosMiddle Hellenistic (ca. 220-150 BCE)👤 Nicippe (Argive) daughter of Pelops
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Hesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)HesiodD-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)👤 Antibia mother of Eurystheus
RhianosEpicRhianosGreekEarly Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)Middle Hellenistic (ca. 220-150 BCE)D-Scholia, IliadMythography & HistoriographyD-ScholiaMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Late Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)
- Father of
👤 Admete (Argive) daughter of Eurystheus
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)👤 Alexandros (Argive) son of Eurystheus
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)👤 Iphimedon son of Eurystheus
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)👤 Eurybios (Mycenaean) son of Eurystheus
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)👤 Mentor (Mycenaean) son of Eurystheus
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)👤 Perimedes (Mycenaean) son of Eurystheus
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)
- Husband of
👤 Antimache daughter of Amphidamas
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)
- Ruler of
🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatosLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)StraboGeographyStrabo🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) city in the Argolid
Euripides, AlcestisTragedy & SatyrEuripidesGreekMiddle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica
Euripides🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese) region in the Peloponnese
Pherecydes of AthensMythography & HistoriographyPherecydes of AthensGreekEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica
Antoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesAntoninus LiberalisMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Late Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)
- Kills
👥 the Cattle of Geryon stolen by Heracles
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)
- Dies at
🌍 the Rocks of Sceiron (Megarid)Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)🌍 the Megarid region in mainland Greece
PausaniasGeographyPausaniasGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)🌍 Marathon (Attica) deme in Attica
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)🌍 Attica region of the Greek mainland
Pherecydes of AthensMythography & HistoriographyPherecydes of AthensGreekEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica
Antoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesAntoninus LiberalisMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Late Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)
- Killed by
👤 Hyllos (s. of Deianeira) son of Heracles and Deianeira
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)👤 Iolaos son of Iphicles, companion of Heracles
PausaniasGeographyPausaniasGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Pindar, Pythian 9PindarEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia
🌍 Cyrene (Libya) city in Libya
PindarStraboStraboEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)👥 the Children of Heracles attempt to take Peloponnesos in the first generation, with Hyllos, pursued by Eurystheus
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)
- Buried at
🌍 Gargettos (Attica) deme of Attica
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)🏛️ the Tomb of Eurystheus (Megarid) in the Megarid
🏛️ the Tomb of the Head of Eurystheus (Tricorynthos) where Eurystheus' head is buried by Iolaos
- Body parts
- 🏺 the Head of Eurystheus
- Related Entities
- 👤 Admete (Argive) 👤 Alcmene 👤 Alexandros (Argive) 👤 Antimache 👤 Artemis 👤 Athena 👤 Augeias (Elian) 👥 the Centaurs 👤 Cerberos (dog) 👤 the Cerynitian Deer 👤 Ceyx (Thessalian) 👤 Copreus 👤 the Cretan Bull 👤 Demophon (Athenian) 👤 Eileithyia 👤 the Erymanthian Boar 👤 Eurybios (Mycenaean) 👤 Hera 👤 Zeus (Olympian) 👤 Geryon 🌍 the Underworld 👤 Heracles 👤 Hermes 👥 the Hesperides 👤 Hippolyte (Amazon I) 👤 Hyllos (s. of Deianeira) 👤 Iolaos 👤 Iphimedon 🌍 the Rocks of Sceiron (Megarid) 🌍 the Megarid 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Crete (island) 👤 Theseus 👤 Iphicles 👤 Perimedes (Mycenaean) 👥 the Mares of Diomedes 👤 Mentor (Mycenaean) 👤 Minos 👤 the Nemean Lion 👤 Nicippe (Argive) 🌍 Marathon (Attica) 👤 Sthenelos (Mycenaean) 👥 the Stymphalian Birds 🏺 the War-Belt of Hippolyte 🏺 the Sword of Heracles 🏺 the Bow of Heracles 🏺 the Club of Heracles 🏺 the Golden Cup of Helios 👥 the Cattle of Geryon 🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) 🌍 Troy (Troad) 🏺 the Golden Apples of the Hesperides 🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) 🌍 the Land of the Cicones (Thrace) 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Arcadia 🌍 Pherai (Thessaly) 🌍 the Ionian Sea 🌍 Lerna (Argolid) 🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 Attica 🌍 Nemea (Argolid) 🌍 Cleonai (Argolid) 🌍 River Ladon (Arcadia) 🌍 Psophis (Arcadia) 🌍 Mount Erymanthos (Arcadia) 🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) 🌍 River Peneios (Elis) 🌍 Stymphalos (Arcadia) 🌍 Themiscyra (Pontos) 🌍 Ainos (Thrace) 🌍 Thasos (island) 🌍 Torone (Chalcidice) 🌍 Erytheia (unlocatable) 🌍 Tartessos (Spain) 🌍 Abderia (Spain) 🌍 Ligystine (Spain) 🌍 River Anthemous (Chalcidice) 🌍 Rhegion (Italy) 🌍 Sicily (island) 🌍 the Hellespont 🌍 River Strymon (Thrace) 🌍 Tainaron (Laconia) 🌍 Troizen (Argolid) 🌍 Trachis (Thessaly) 🌍 River Styx (Underworld) 🌍 the Tyrrhenian Sea 🌍 the Land of the Hyperboreans 🌍 Mount Parnassos (Phocis) 🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese) 👤 the Hydra 👤 the Lernaian Crab 👥 the Cattle of Augeias 🏛️ the Stables of Augeias (Elis) 🏺 the Bronze Rattle 🌍 the Stymphalian Marshes (Arcadia) 👤 Diomedes (Thracian) 🌍 the Land of the Bistones (Thrace) 🌍 Eryx (Sicily) 🌍 the Garden of the Hesperides (unlocatable) 🏛️ the Cave of the Nemean Lion (Argolid) 🌍 Asine (Argolid) 🌍 Pheneos (Arcadia) 👤 Ate 🌍 River Istros (Europe) 👤 Macaria (Heraclid) 👥 the Dryopes 👥 the Children of Heracles 🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi 🌍 Spring and River Amymone (Argolid) 🏛️ the Tomb of Eurystheus (Megarid) 🌍 River Erymanthos (Elis/Arcadia) 🌍 Gargettos (Attica) 🏛️ the House of Admetos (Pherai) 🌍 Tricarenia (rationalized) 👤 Molossos (rationalized) 🏺 the Jar of Eurystheus 🏛️ the Cave at Tainaron (Tainaron) 🌍 Tetrapolis (Attica) 🏺 the Head of Eurystheus 🏛️ the Tomb of the Head of Eurystheus (Tricorynthos) 👤 Antibia
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.5 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.1 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.2 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.3 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.4 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.5 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.6 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.7 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.8 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.9 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.10 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.11 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.12 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.8.1 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.9.2 📖 Pausanias 1.32.6 📖 Pausanias 1.44.10 📖 Pausanias 8.24.5 📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.601-11.627 📖 Homeric Hymn 15 to Heracles 1-9 📖 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 77-93 📖 Euripides, Alcestis 64-76 📖 Euripides, Alcestis 476-506 📖 Euripides, Alcestis 1117-1160 📖 Homer, Iliad 8.357-8.380 📖 Homer, Iliad 15.630-15.652 📖 Homer, Iliad 19.95-19.124 📖 Homer, Iliad 19.112-19.124 📖 Pausanias 4.34.9-4.34.11 📖 Pausanias 4.36.1-4.36.5 📖 Pausanias 3.25.5-3.25.6 📖 Pausanias 8.14.1-8.14.3 📖 Pausanias 8.17.6-8.18.6 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.12-2.5.1 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 133 Most 📖 Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 15 West 📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 38 📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 39 📖 Anonymous, On Unbelievable Stories 5 📖 Lucian, Parliament of the Gods 7 📖 Lucian, Zeus Rants 21 📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 77c Harder 📖 Pindar, Olympian 3 1-45 📖 Pindar, Pythian 9 76-103 📖 Diodoros, Library 2.45.1-2.46.6 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.74.1-3.74.6 📖 Pindar fr. 169a Snell-Maehler 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 8.368 📖 Strabo 8.6.19 📖 Servius, Scholia on Georgics 3.4 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 11.698 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 19.119 📖 Vergil, Georgics 3.1-3.39 📖 Scholia on Callimachus, Aetia fr. 23a-c Harder 📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 33 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.273-9.323 📖 Critias FragTrag fr. 1 = fr. 1 Snell-Kannicht 📖 Critias FragTrag fr. 5-8 = fr. 4a-7 Snell-Kannicht 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.159-9.272 📖 Critias FragTrag rep. 1 = fr. 1 Snell-Kannicht
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Library Homer, Iliad Homer, Odyssey Pausanias Pindar Euripides, Alcestis Homeric Hymn 15 to Heracles Hesiod, Shield of Heracles Hesiod, Ehoiai Strabo Panyassis, Heracleia Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories Anonymous, On Unbelievable Stories Callimachus, Aetia Lucian, Parliament of the Gods Lucian, Zeus Rants Scholia on Callimachus, Aetia Pindar, Olympian 3 Pindar, Pythian 9 Diodoros, Library Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Metamorphoses Servius, Scholia on Georgics Vergil, Georgics Critias
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Hecataios of Miletos fr. 27a Fowler 📖 Homer, Iliad 8.357-8.380 📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 23 Harder 📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 77c Harder 📖 Rhianos fr. 9 Powell 📖 Vergil, Georgics 3.1-3.39 📖 Pherecydes of Athens fr. 84 Fowler
- Depictions
- 🎨 Metopes of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (Olympia East 1-6; West 1-6; LIMC Amazones 97) 🎨 Attic Black-Figure Lekythos attributed to the Leagros Group, possibly the Acheloos Painter (Nicholson NM46.52) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Quadretti Teatrali I 6, 11, Pompeii (PALP r1-i6-p11-space-b) 🎨 Wall painting from the Basilica at Herculaneum (MANN 9006; LIMC Herakles 2159) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Centenario IX 8, 3.7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i8-p3-space-2) 🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia E161) 🎨 Fragments of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1685; LIMC Herakles 2136)
- Relevant to local traditions reported from
- 🌍 Asine (Messenia)