Heraclids

Heraclids

Descendants of Hercules, Heracleidae

The descendants of Hercules that flee from Eurystheus after their father’s death.

Places
  1. Athens
  2. Delphi
  3. Marathon
  4. Mycenae
  5. Naupactus
  6. Peloponnese
  7. Rhodes
  8. Trachis
  9. Unknown
Events
  1. Hercules’ sons flee to Ceyx
  2. Hercules sons flee from Eurystheus
  3. Eurystheus goes to war with the Athenians
  4. Hercules’ sons take sanctuary at an altar in Athens
  5. The sons of Hercules conquer the Peloponnese.
  6. An oracle declares that the plague in the Peloponnese is being caused by the sons of Heracles
  7. The sons of Heracles are forced to leave the Peloponnese
  8. The sons of Heracles settle in Marathon
  9. Tlepolemus and some of the other sons of Hercules flee to Rhodes
  10. Hyllus, misinterpreting the Delphic oracle, attacks the Peloponnese again too soon.
  11. Sons of Cleodaeus consult the oracle about the return of the Heraclids to the Peloponnese
  12. The Heraclid’s army is forced to disband
  13. Oxylus is made the guide of the Heraclids on their campaign for the recapture of Aetolia
  14. Heraclids fight for the Peloponnese and capture it
  15. Tisamenus, Pamphylus and Dymas die in the Heraclids’ capture of the Peloponnese
  16. Signs are found on the altars where the Heraclids sacrificed after victory over the Peloponnese
Members of this group

People:

  1. Cleodaeus
  2. Hyllus
  3. Lacestades
  4. Polyphontes
  5. Telephus
  6. Tlepolemus
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.1
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.2
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.5
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.1
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 41.1
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 41.2
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 44.10
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 6.7
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 12.3
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 13.1
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 18.7
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 30.10
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 37.3
  14. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 1.5
  15. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 13.3
  16. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 22.6
  17. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 22.11
  18. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 3.3
  19. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 3.8
  20. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 8.8
  21. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 31.11
  22. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 3.7
  23. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 6.3
  24. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 5.7
  25. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 45.3
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