Iphicles is presented in the sources as the son of Alcmena and her lawful husband Amphitryon, born one night after Alcmena's son Heracles (whose father is Zeus). He is thus the mortal twin/half-brother of the semi-divine Heracles and figures in the genealogies and household narratives that connect heroes, kings, and cities in the Heracles cycle.
Ancient sources do not provide a detailed sustained physical description. As an infant he is depicted as an ordinary, fearful baby who cried and tossed his coverlet when snakes were sent to kill Heracles. Later summaries describe him as growing into a strong man who nonetheless could not match the superhuman fame or feats of his half-brother.
Iphicles is a mortal capable of conventional heroic actions: he grows to physical strength, fights alongside Heracles and other heroes (including participation in the Calydonian boar hunt and punitive expeditions), bears children (notably Iolaus), and endures wounds and death in warfare. He does not display the superhuman, quasi-divine powers attributed to Heracles.
Weaknesses
- conditionmortality (vulnerable to wounds and death in battle)
Wards
- ritualhousehold purification advised by Tiresias
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Community Record
- [1]Iphicles — Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 'Iphicles' article summarizing ancient accounts (Apollodorus, Pausanias, etc.)wiki
- [2]Wikidata: Iphicles. Wikidata entry for Iphicleswiki
- [3]LP0003 The Son of Amphitryon (archive audio). Archive recording containing retellings/drawings on Apollodorus' accounts of Heracles and family (used for narrative details)other
- [4]LP0001a Little Heracles (archive audio). Archive recording with Theocritus-derived passage on the infant snake episode and Tiresias' purification instructionother