Heracles’ twin Iphicles (as Heracles’ mortal counterpart)

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Heracles’ twin Iphicles is a mortal hero of Greek mythology, often contrasted with his divine brother as a more human counterpart who nonetheless participates in several of Heracles’ adventures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
hero in Greek mythology ⓘ
mortal hero ⓘ
twin brother ⓘ
appearsIn Theban heroic cycle ⓘ
linked to: Theban cycle

myths of Heracles’ youth ⓘ
associatedWithCity Thebes ⓘ
birthPlace Thebes ⓘ
contrastedWith Heracles as mortal versus divine ⓘ
diedIn Sparta ⓘ
ethnicity Greek ⓘ
foughtAlongside Heracles ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
grandfatherOf Heracles’ children by Megara ⓘ
hasChild Iolaus ⓘ
hasFather Amphitryon ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
hasMother Alcmene ⓘ
hasSibling Heracles ⓘ
Laonome ⓘ
Megara (in some traditions as relative by marriage rather than blood) ⓘ
house House of Amphitryon ⓘ
linked to: Amphitryon
killedBy sons of Hippocoon ⓘ
languageOfTradition Ancient Greek ⓘ
mentionedIn Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca ⓘ
Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History ⓘ
linked to: Diodorus Siculus

Pausanias’ Description of Greece ⓘ
mortalCounterpartOf Heracles ⓘ
mythologicalEra age of heroes ⓘ
narrativeRole human foil to Heracles’ divine power ⓘ
nephewOf Heracles ⓘ
notableFor being mortal twin of a demigod ⓘ
participation in Heracles’ early exploits ⓘ
participatedIn battle against the Orchomenians ⓘ
campaign against the Minyans ⓘ
raisedBy Amphitryon ⓘ
raisedWith Heracles ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
servedAs companion of Heracles ⓘ
sharesBirthWith Heracles ⓘ
sharesMotherWith Heracles ⓘ
spouse Automedusa ⓘ
Pyrrha ⓘ
symbolizes human limitation beside heroic greatness ⓘ
twinBrotherOf Heracles ⓘ

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Amphitryon → stepfatherOf → Heracles’ twin Iphicles (as Heracles’ mortal counterpart) ⓘ