Megara

First appears: Apollodorus, Library 2.4

🌐 Also appears in: Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Megara)

Megara was Creon’s eldest daughter, and Heracles received her as a prize of valor. They were married, and she became the mother of three sons, Therimachus, Creontiades, and Deicoon.

After the battle with the Minyans, Heracles was driven mad through Hera’s jealousy and killed the children he had by Megara, along with two children of Iphicles. He condemned himself to exile and was assigned ten labours serving Eurystheus. After his labours, Heracles returned to Thebes and “gave Megara to Iolaus,” before seeking marriage himself.

Relationship record

Life events

• Hercules killed his children, condemned himself to exile, and was assigned ten labours serving Eurystheus.(Apollodorus, Library 2.4 · 📍 Tiryns)
  • With: Heracles Iphicles Hera Thespius Eurystheus
  • “Now it came to pass that after the battle with the Minyans Hercules was driven mad through the jealousy of Hera and flung his own children, whom he had by Megara, and two children of Iphicles into the fire; wherefore he condemned himself to exile, and was purified by Thespius, and repairing to Delphi he inquired of the god where he should dwell. The Pythian priestess then first called him Hercules, for hitherto he was called Alcides. And she told him to dwell in Tiryns, serving Eurystheus for twelve years and to perform the ten labours imposed on him”
• Hercules gave Megara to Iolaus before seeking marriage himself.(Apollodorus, Library 2.6 · 📍 Thebes)
  • With: Iolaus Heracles
  • “After his labours Hercules went to Thebes and gave Megara to Iolaus, and, wishing himself to wed”

Apollodorus, Library 2.4

• with Heracles (interaction) “And Hercules received from Creon his eldest daughter Megara as a prize of valor, and by her he had three sons”
• parent: Creon “Hercules received from Creon his eldest daughter Megara”
• married with Heracles “Hercules received from Creon his eldest daughter Megara as a prize of valor”
• child: Therimachus “by her he had three sons, Therimachus, Creontiades, and Deicoon”
• child: Creontiades “by her he had three sons, Therimachus, Creontiades, and Deicoon”
• child: Deicoon “by her he had three sons, Therimachus, Creontiades, and Deicoon”

Apollodorus, Library 2.6

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

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