Iolaus

Family: Greek heroes · Role: charioteer · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 2.4

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

Life events

Eurystheus excludes Hercules’ hydra labor because Iolaus assisted him.(Apollodorus, Library 2.5)
- With: Eurystheus Heracles
- “However, Eurystheus said that this labour should not be reckoned among the ten because he had not got the better of the hydra by himself, but with the help of Iolaus.”
Hercules gave Megara to Iolaus before seeking marriage himself.(Apollodorus, Library 2.6 · 📍 Thebes)
- With: Megara Heracles
- “After his labours Hercules went to Thebes and gave Megara to Iolaus, and, wishing himself to wed”
Heracles and Iolaus destroy the Hydra of Lerna through Athene’s plans.(Hesiod, Theogony 295-404)
- With: Hydra of Lerna Heracles Athena
- “And again she bore a third, the evil-minded Hydra of Lerna, whom the goddess, white-armed Hera nourished, being angry beyond measure with the mighty Heracles. And her Heracles, the son of Zeus, of the house of Amphitryon, together with warlike Iolaus, destroyed with the unpitying sword through the plans of Athene the spoil-driver.”

parent: Iphicles “Iphicles, who already had a son Iolaus by Automedusa, daughter of Alcathus.”
parent: Automedusa “Iphicles, who already had a son Iolaus by Automedusa, daughter of Alcathus.”

with Heracles (interaction) “So he killed it, and in his turn called for help on Iolaus”

with Megara (Megara was given to Iolaus.) “After his labours Hercules went to Thebes and gave Megara to Iolaus”

with Hydra of Lerna (interaction) “together with warlike Iolaus, destroyed with the unpitying sword through the plans of Athene the spoil-driver”

Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.