Iphicles
Americannoun
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She bore two children, Hercules to Zeus and Iphicles to Amphitryon.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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
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 P. Austin Nuttall
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 Hamilton Wright Mabie
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
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