Iole

Role: daughter of Eurytus · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 2.6

🌐 Also appears in: The Metamorphoses of Ovid (as Iole) · Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Iole)

Life events

• Eurytus and others refused Hercules the marriage prize of Iole.(Apollodorus, Library 2.6 · 📍 Oechalia)
  • With: Heracles Eurytus
  • “yet he did not get the bride; for while Iphitus, the elder of Eurytus's sons, said that Iole should be given to Hercules, Eurytus and the others refused”
• Hercules killed Eurytus and his sons, captured Oechalia, and led Iole captive.(Apollodorus, Library 2.7 · 📍 Oechalia)
  • With: Heracles Eurytus
  • “On his arrival at Trachis he mustered an army to attack Oechalia , wishing to punish Eurytus. Being joined by Arcadians, Melians from Trachis , and Epicnemidian Locrians, he slew Eurytus and his sons and took the city. After burying those of his own side who had fallen, to wit, Hippasus, son of Ceyx, and Argius and Melas , the sons of Licymnius, he pillaged the city and led Iole captive.”
• Hyllus married Iole according to Hercules's commands.(Apollodorus, Library 2.8)
  • With: Hyllus
  • “But Hyllus married Iole according to his father's commands, and sought to effect the return of the Heraclids.”

Apollodorus, Library 2.6

• admirer: Heracles (Hercules sought Iole as a bride.) “wishing himself to wed, he ascertained that Eurytus, prince of Oechalia , had proposed the hand of his daughter Iole as a prize to him who should vanquish himself and his sons in archery”
• parent: Eurytus (Eurytus is identified as Iole's father.) “the hand of his daughter Iole”
• siblings with Iphitus (Iphitus is identified as Eurytus's son and Iole as Eurytus's daughter.) “while Iphitus, the elder of Eurytus's sons, said that Iole should be given to Hercules”
• with Iphitus (Iphitus advocated giving Iole to Hercules.) “while Iphitus, the elder of Eurytus's sons, said that Iole should be given to Hercules”

Apollodorus, Library 2.7

• with Heracles (interaction) “he pillaged the city and led Iole captive.”
• guardian: Heracles (Hercules arranged Iole's future marriage.) “to marry Iole when he came of age”
• rivals with Deianira “fearing that Hercules might love that damsel more than herself”

Apollodorus, Library 2.8

• married with Hyllus “But Hyllus married Iole according to his father's commands,”

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