CLAS104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Erymanthian Boar, Lernaean Hydra, Pterelaus
25 Aug 2016
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Parents: amphitryon & alcmena: slaying of electryon and exile father of hercales was amphitryon, who was the brother of electryon (king of. One time he brother, pterelaus, steals the cattle and electryon goes to get it back with his sons and all the sons died. Amphitryon came to help and threw a club at the cow to calm it down and it bounced off the cow and accidently killed electrion. Electryon had promised amphitryon that he can have his daughter, alcmena, as wife if he comes back safely but didn"t work out so amphitryon went to exile to thebes. Alcemna won"t sleep with him until amphitryon avenge her families/brothers" death. Zeus had given telelauries a golden lock that makes him invisible. Teleauries fell in love with amphitryon and in order to help him, she pulled the golden lock out of father and aphiptryon kills him. Not good to disobey father so aphiptryon kills the daughter.
