CLAS104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Pterelaus, Lernaean Hydra, Eurystheus
26 Aug 2016
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The most popular greek hero and the most revered. Philosophers allegorized his stories as to show moral values. Often portrayed with a club, something primitive about him, and in a lot of ways he is a primitive hero as compared to other greek heros: birth. Parents amphitryon and alcmena actual father is zeus (they are the couple who raised him) Slaying of electryon (was his grandfather, said to be king of mycenaean) and exile. Electryon, king of mycenae (electryon) was in a war against a king who stole his cattle (named. Pterelaus) and he put amphitryon his nephew in charge of the city and electryon gave amphitryon. Alcmena his daughter as a wife but said don"t sleep with alcmena (daughter) until he comes back. He didn"t but instead also went to get the cattle. He gets the cattle and throws a club to kill someone but it ends up hitting electryon killing him.
