- Information
- mortal father of Heracles
- Son of
- 👤 Alcaios (Mycenaean) 👤 Astydameia (d. of Pelops) 👤 Hipponome 👤 Laonome 👤 Lysidice (d. of Pelops)
- Father of
- 👤 Heracles 👤 Iphicles 👤 Laonome (d. of Amphitryon)
- Husband of
- 👤 Alcmene
- Has children with
- 👤 Alcmene
- Ruler of
- 🌍 Mideia (Argolid) 🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) 🌍 Tiryns (Argolid)
- Kills
- 👤 Chalcodon (Euboian) 👤 Comaitho (d. of Pterelaos) 👤 Electryon (s. of Perseus)
- Dies at
- 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)
- Buried at
- 🏛️ the Tomb of Amphitryon (Thebes)
- Buried by
- 👤 Iolaos
- Dwelling
- 🏛️ the House of Amphitryon (Thebes)
- Animals
- 👥 the Cattle of Amphitryon
- Depictions
- 🌍 Olympia (Elis) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus (Olympia) 🏛️ the Temple of Hera (Olympia) 🏺 the Tapestry of Arachne 💠 the Chest of Cypselos (Olympia)
- Related Entities
- 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Boiotia 🌍 Cephallenia (island) 🌍 Elis (region) 🌍 Mideia (Argolid) 🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) 🌍 Opountian Locris 🌍 Phocis 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Heracles (Thebes)🌍 the Sanctuary of Ismenian Apollo (Thebes)🌍 the Taphian Islands 🌍 the Underworld 🏛️ the Chamber of Alcmene (Thebes) 🏛️ the House of Amphitryon (Thebes) 🏛️ the Tomb of Amphitryon (Thebes)🏺 the Sophronistera Stone 🏺 the Stone Statues of Athena Girder 🏺 the Tapestry of Arachne 🏺 the Tripod of Amphitryon 👤 Adrastos (Argive I) 👤 Agamedes (architect) 👤 Alcaios (Mycenaean) 👤 Alcmene 👤 Amphiaraos 👤 Amphimachos (s. of Electryon)👤 Anactor 👤 Archelaos (Mycenaean) 👤 Astydameia (d. of Pelops) 👤 Athena 👤 Autolycos (s. of Hermes) 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Celaineus 👤 Cephalos (h. of Procris) 👤 Chalcodon (Euboian) 👤 Cheirimachos 👤 Comaitho (d. of Pterelaos) 👤 Creon (Theban) 👤 Danae 👤 Diomedes (Argive) 👤 Electryon (s. of Perseus)👤 Epaphos (s. of Io) 👤 Eurydice (Theban) 👤 Eurytos (f. of Iphitos) 👤 Gorgophonos (Mycenaean I) 👤 Heleios 👤 Henioche (Theban) 👤 Heracles 👤 Hipponome 👤 Hypermnestra (Danaid) 👤 Iolaos 👤 Iphicles 👤 Laelaps (dog of Procris) 👤 Laonome (d. of Amphitryon)👤 Laonome 👤 Licymnios 👤 Linos (musician) 👤 Lynceus (Aigyptid) 👤 Lysidice (d. of Pelops) 👤 Lysinomos 👤 Panopeus (eponym) 👤 Perimede (Mycenaean) 👤 Perseus (Argive) 👤 Phylonomos 👤 Polyxenos (Elian I) 👤 Pterelaos 👤 Sthenelos (Mycenaean) 👤 Stratobates 👤 Teiresias 👤 Trophonios 👤 Zeus 👤 the Eidolon of Heracles 👤 the Teumessian Fox 👥 the Cattle of Amphitryon👥 the Cattle of Electryon👥 the Serpents of Hera 👥 the Teleboans 💠 the Chest of Cypselos (Olympia)
- Appears in
- 📜 Apollodoros, Library 1.8.2📜 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.11📜 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.5📜 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.6📜 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.6-2.4.8📜 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.7📜 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.8📜 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.9📜 Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 16📜 Bacchylides, Odes 5📜 D-Scholia, Iliad 14.323b📜 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 138 Most📜 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 22 Most📜 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 31 Most📜 Hesiod, Great Ehoiai fr. 191a, b, c Most📜 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 1-27📜 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 27-56📜 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 77-93📜 Hesiod, Theogony 306-332📜 Hesiod fr. 241 Most📜 Homer, Odyssey 11.266-11.270📜 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 11.3-11.4 MacLeod📜 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 14.1-2 MacLeod📜 Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.104-6.128📜 Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 15 West📜 Pausanias 1.37.6📜 Pausanias 1.41.1📜 Pausanias 5.18.1-5.18.3📜 Pausanias 8.14.1-8.14.3📜 Pausanias 8.15.5-8.15.7📜 Pausanias 9.10.4📜 Pausanias 9.11.1📜 Pausanias 9.11.2📜 Pausanias 9.17.3📜 Pausanias 9.19.3📜 Pausanias 9.27.8📜 Pindar, Isthmian 6 19-56📜 Pindar, Isthmian 7 1-19📜 Pindar, Nemean 10 1-18📜 Pindar, Nemean 1 31-72📜 Pindar, Olympian 3 1-45📜 Pindar, Olympian 6 22-71📜 Pindar, Pythian 9 76-103📜 Pindar fr. 169a Snell-Maehler📜 Pindar fr. 52u Snell-Maehler📜 Ps-Lucian, Charidemos 7📜 Strabo 10.2.14📜 Strabo 10.2.20📜 Vergil, Eclogues 7
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, LibraryBacchylides, DithyrambsBacchylides, OdesD-Scholia, IliadHesiod, EhoiaiHesiod, Great EhoiaiHesiod, Shield of HeraclesHesiod, TheogonyHesiodHomer, OdysseyLucian, Dialogues of the DeadLucian, Dialogues of the GodsOvid, MetamorphosesPanyassis, HeracleiaPausaniasPindar, Isthmian 6Pindar, Isthmian 7Pindar, Nemean 10Pindar, Nemean 1Pindar, Olympian 3Pindar, Olympian 6Pindar, Pythian 9PindarPs-Lucian, CharidemosStraboVergil, Eclogues