Herakles

HERAKLES and the Rulers of Greece W = 'worked for' B = 'battle/fought with' W/ B PLACE THE KING CONCERNED DETAILS W Thespiae King Thespius killed a lion, and some rustlers B Orchomenos King Erginos collection of Tribute from Thebes; Minyans W Tiryns KING EURYSTHEUS THE TWELVE LABORS B Arcadia Pholus Genocide of the Centaurs W/B Iolcus Jason The Expedition of the Argonauts B Dryopes King Theiodamas - W Elis King Augeas LABOR V: The Augean Stables W Crete King Minos LABOR VII: The Cretan Bull B Thrace King Diomedes LABOR VIII: The cannibalistic horses W/B Pherae King Admetus sheepherder; wrestling with Thanatos for Alcestis B Colchis Queen Hippolyte War with the Amazons B Paros sons of King Minos war: took hostages B Mysia King Amykos killed the king's brother Mygdon W Troy King Laomedon saved the king's daughter Hesione from the sea serpent (cf. Perseus and Andromeda) B Aenos King Poltys killed the king's brother Sarpedon B Torone King Nereus killed the King's sons, Polygonos and Telegonos B Erytheia Geryon LABOR X: stole the cattle; killed the dog B Eryx King Eryx killed the king in a wrestling match B Arabia King Emathion killed the king (during LABOR XI) B Egypt King Busiris killed the king, son of Poseidon B Libya King Antaeus killed this son of Ge in a wrestling match W Oechalia King Eurytos beat the king at archery; got the king's daughter, Iole B Tiryns Iphitus son of Eurytus, killed because he called H. a cattle thief -- Pylos King Neleus refused to purify Heracles for the murder of Iphitus, his brother-in-law W/B Delphi Apollo & Pythia attacked the sacred shrine; made to be a slave for 3 years; sold to Omphale, Queen of Lydia B Troy King Laomedon killed the king and all his sons, except Podarces (Priam) B Kos King Eurypylos -- B Olympos Gods and Giants Heracles fought with the gods B Elis King Augeas attack, unsuccessful until allies were destroyed and king got old -- Arcadia King Pheneus stayed with the king as an exile B Pylos King Neleus killed the king and his 11 sons, except Nestor B Sparta King Hippocoon killed the king and his sons, with help from King Cepheus of Tegea, whose sister Auge bore a son Telephos for Heracles BIBLIOGRAPHY: -Frank Brommer, Heracles: The Twelve Labors of the Hero in Ancient Art and Literature (New Rochelle: A. Caratzas 1986). -J. P. Uhlenbrock (ed.), Herakles: Passage of the Hero through 1000 years of Classical Art -(New Rochelle: A. Caratzas 1986).