GRST 209 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Alcmene, Eurystheus, Thespius

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 209
• Professor: Bryan Natali

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His story mirrors gilgamesh"s in a lot of ways. He has a club, a bow and arrows instead of a sword and shield. His children the heraclids (dorians/spartans) show that his influence reached to all corners of greece. Perseus" granddaughter alcmena was married to amphitryon. Amphitryon was off fighting pirates, zeus disguised himself and slept with. When the real amphitryon proudly displayed his booty, once again, alcmena retired to her bed. Heracles, son of zeus, and iphicles, son of. So she tricked zeus into promising that his next offspring born that day would rule. Hera knew that a distant relative of heracles, eurystheus was going to be born soon too. Hera sent eileithyia (birthing goddess) to alcmena. The goddess crossed her legs and fingers and delayed the birth until eurystheus was born. Youth:o heracles had a fine aristocratic education. He received instruction in wrestling, archery, fighting and playing the lyre.