CLST 203 Study Guide - Final Guide: Erymanthian Boar, Cretan Bull, Stymphalian Birds
8 Apr 2017
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Heracles is the greatest mortal son of zeus shall rule over all men . Sources of him in literature are obscure and scattered. 8th century archaic poetry, apollodorus, homer, aristophanes, virgil, sophocles. Mother and father are alcmene and amphitryon half brother iphicles. Amphitryon exiled to thebes for killing his brother, marries alcmena. Zeus appears as amphitryon and sleeps with alcmene. Alcmene also sleeps with amphitryon so she is impregnated by both. Hera sends snakes to strangle the infant heracles strangled the snakes. Tutor linus tries to correct heracles" music, heracles kills him, is exiled. Frees thebes from attacks, king creon megara his daughter 3 children. Erymanthus in arcadia chased into snow: augean stables: clean the stables in ellis, help from athena who diverts a stream. Theseus comes along and hippolytus as a result: cattle of geryon: acquires helios" help and brings the cattle back home. Meets meleager who tells heracles to marry his sister deianira.
