CLASS 310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Eurystheus, Labours Of Hercules, Alcmene
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Perseus & andromeda have 2 kids: alcaeus & electryon the two cousins get married. Alcaeus has a son, amphytrion & electryon births a daughter, alcmena. One day when amphytrion leaves, zeus comes and mates with alcmena. Her husband comes back and mates with her on the same day, she is then impregnated with twins twins are born, iphicles son of amphytrion, and heracles son of zeus. The story of heracles is just as much the story of hera, as she fools zeus. Before heracles is born, the oracle proclaims that the next child born in the universe will be the next king of mycenae though heracles is supposed to be prophesized king, hera expedites hercules" cousin. Hera then tries to kill heracles by putting snakes in his crib, but instead, heracles kills them. Heracles marries megara, princess of thebes, & they have 3 kids.
