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Iphicles

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[if-i-kleez, ahy-fi-] / ˈɪf ɪˌkliz, ˈaɪ fɪ- /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a son of Alcmene and Amphitryon, the brother of Hercules.


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Iphicles screamed and tried to get out of bed, but Hercules sat up and grasped the deadly creatures by the throat.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

She bore two children, Hercules to Zeus and Iphicles to Amphitryon.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

"With tears and groans am I sent," replied Iphicles, "by a reluctant people."

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 by Henry Hart Milman

Then did Alcmena to her bosom take The terror-blanched and passionate Iphicles: Cradling the other in a lambswool quilt, Her lord once more bethought him of his rest.

From Theocritus, translated into English Verse by Theocritus

She was the mother of Heracles by Zeus, who assumed the likeness of her husband during his absence, and of Iphicles by Amphitryon.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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