Iole

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Iole is a figure in Greek mythology, a princess of Oechalia whose relationship with Heracles ultimately leads to the jealousy of his wife Deianira and Heracles’ tragic death.

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Label Occurrences
Iole canonical 17

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological princess ⓘ
associatedEvent death of Heracles ⓘ
associatedWith Deianira ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ
causeOf jealousy of Deianira ⓘ
connectedTo Deianira's decision to use Nessus' blood ⓘ
culturalOrigin Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
father Eurytus ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
homeCity Oechalia ⓘ
indirectlyLeadsTo Heracles' tragic death ⓘ
kingdom Oechalia ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
literarySource Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ
Ovid's Heroides (indirectly referenced via Deianira and Heracles myths) ⓘ
Sophocles' Trachiniae ⓘ
mythCycle Heracles cycle ⓘ
mythology Greek mythology ⓘ
nameTransliteration Iólē ⓘ
notableMyth Heracles' sack of Oechalia ⓘ
linked to: Heracles cycle

events leading to Heracles' poisoned robe ⓘ
notableTheme jealousy ⓘ
rivalry between wife and concubine ⓘ
relative Eurytus ⓘ
roleInMyth captive of Heracles ⓘ
love interest of Heracles ⓘ
secondary wife or concubine of Heracles in some traditions ⓘ
spouseInSomeTraditions Heracles ⓘ
title princess of Oechalia ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heracles → lover → Iole ⓘ
Hyllus → spouse → Iole ⓘ
Hyllus → stepChildOf → Iole ⓘ
Eurytus → child → Iole ⓘ
Eurytus → offeredPrize → Iole ⓘ
Iphitus → sibling → Iole ⓘ
Iphitus → associatedWith → Iole ⓘ
Oechalia → associatedWith → Iole ⓘ
Oechalia → hasInhabitant → Iole ⓘ
Oechalia → hasPrincess → Iole ⓘ
Cleodaeus → sonOf → Iole ⓘ
Ctesippus → mother → Iole ⓘ
Ctesippus → hasRelative → Iole ⓘ