CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY

Name: Heracles - Characters in the Play
Author: Euripides

Amphitryon, husband of Alcmena, the mother of Heracles

Megara, wife of Heracles, daughter of Creon

Lycus, unlawful King of Thebes

Iris

Madness

Messenger

Heracles, son of Zeus and Alcmena

Theseus, King of Athens

Chorus of Old Men of Thebes

Sons of Heracles, guards, attendants

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Chicago: Euripides, "Characters in the Play," Heracles, trans. E. P. Coleridge Original Sources, accessed July 13, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KAMIBGTTFDZZZTB.

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