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Bookmark or Share- Alcestis (daughter of Pelias) - MythopediaHercules Wrestling with Death for the Body of Alcestis by Frederic Lord Leighton (ca. 1869–1871). Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT. Daderot Public Domain Pop Culture. The myth of Alcestis remains well known.
- Hippolyta - MythopediaHippolyta has featured in some modern adaptations of Greek mythology, including the 1990s television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. In DC’s Wonder Woman comics, Hippolyta is Wonder Woman’s aunt.
- Geryon – MythopediaHercules and the Cattle of Geryon by the workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder (after 1537). Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum Public Domain. The poet Stesichorus gives a surprisingly touching account of Geryon’s death. He describes how Heracles shot Geryon down with one of his arrows, poisoned with the blood of the Hydra:
- Antaeus - MythopediaThe most complete accounts of Antaeus’ myth come from Roman rather than Greek literature. Some of the earliest sources to describe how Heracles (Hercules to the Romans) defeated Antaeus are the Metamorphoses and the Ibis by Ovid (43 BCE–17/18 CE) and the mythological handbook of Hyginus or “Pseudo-Hyginus” (first century CE or later).
- Erymanthian Boar – MythopediaIn particular, the Erymanthian Boar can be found in contemporary retellings of the Heracles myth, including the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and the 2014 film Hercules. In one comedic reinterpretation of the myth, from Helen Eastman’s play Hercules , the Erymanthian Boar becomes the Erymanthian bore , a member of the Oxbridge ...
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