< Heracles >

1 Introduction

Diodorus states that there were three people called Heracles in the ancient world.

In other words, there were two people called Heracles before Heracles, the son of Amphitryon and Alcmena.

The 2nd century AD historian, Tacitus, states that Egyptian Heracles was the first to receive the title Heracles.

That Heracles was Maceris, also called Phoenician Heracles.

The other was Acmon (or Celmis, Damnameneus), called Idaean Heracles.

Here, I will write about Heracles, the son of Amphitryon.

2 Origin

In 1275 BC, Heracles was born in Thebes of Boeotia.

Heracles's father was Amphitryon.

Heracles's mother was Alcmena.

Heracles's real name was Alcides or Alcaeus.

3 Family

Heracles had many children from many women.

However, Heracles only officially married two of them.

3.1 Megara

In 1255 BC, Heracles married Megara, who lived in Thebes.

Megara was the daughter of Creon, brother of Hipponome, mother of Amphitryon, father of Heracles.

Heracles and Megara had three sons, Therimachus, Deicoon, and Creontiades.

In 1251 BC, Heracles lost his sons in an unfortunate incident and divorced Megara.

3.2 Deianeira

In 1238 BC, Heracles married Deianeira, the daughter of Oeneus, who lived in Calydon.

Heracles and Deianeira had four sons, Hyllus, Ctesippus, Gleneus (or Glenus), Hodites (or Onites, Odites), and a daughter, Macaria.

4 Biography

In 1275 BC, Heracles was born in Thebes of Boeotia.

In 1251 BC, Heracles migrated from Thebes to Tiryns.

In 1248 BC, Heracles lived in Lydia for three years.

In 1245 BC, Heracles returned from Lydia to Tiryns.

In 1243 BC, Heracles migrated from Tiryns to Pheneus in Arcadia.

In 1238 BC, Heracles migrated from Pheneus to Calydon in Aetolia.

In 1235 BC, Heracles migrated from Calydon to Trachis near Mount Oeta.

In 1223 BC, Heracles died in Trachis.

Heracles was 52 years old.