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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

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

Alcmene went with her husband and the young couple settled at Thebes, where were born to them two boys—twins—which were later named Hercules and Iphicles.

From Heroes Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

Amphit`ryon, the king of Tiryns, and husband of Alcmene, who became by him the mother of Iphicles, and by Zeus the mother of Hercules.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

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