Monarch Notes, January 1st, 1963
Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Heracles Background: Euripides has modified the usual legends about Heracles in this play by inventing the threat of Lycus against Heracles' family, and by having Heracles brought to Athens near the end of his life. Characters Amphitryon: Husband of Alcmene, who was the mother of Heracles. (Heracles' father was Zeus.) Megara: Wife of Heracles; daughter of Creon. Heracles: Son of Zeus and Alcmene. Lycus: Unlawful king of Thebes; he overthrew Creon. Theseus: King of Athens brought back from Hades by Heracles. Iris: A messenger of the gods. Madness: A divine figure who ca...
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