Megara (wife of Heracles)
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In Greek mythology, Megara (; Ancient Greek: Μεγάρα) was a Theban princess and the first wife of the hero Heracles.
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| Preceded by--- | Wives of Heracles | Succeeded byOmphale |
References
- Homer, Odyssey, 11,269-270
- Apollodorus, Library, 2.4.11, 2.7.8http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1:2.4.11
- The number of Megara's sons varies according to the source; the Theban tradition made them eight (Kerényi, pp. 185–186,
- Frazer, note 3 to 2.7.8, which notes that "other writers gave different lists".http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1:2.7.8
- Herakles
- Hyginus, Fabulae 31, 32, 72.
- Apollodorus, Library, 2.4.11https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022%3Atext%3DLibrary%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D4%3Asection%3D11
- Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4.11.1https://www.theoi.com/Text/DiodorusSiculus4A.html#8
- Apollodorus, Library, 2.4.12https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022%3Atext%3DLibrary%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D4%3Asection%3D12
- Euripides, Heracles 1001; Hyginus, Fabulae 31.8, 241.http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-eng1:977-1015
- Apollodorus, 2.6.1.http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1:2.6.1
- Plutarch, Moralia "The Dialogue on Love / Erotikos / Amatoria", Loeb, V. XII, p.339
- Greece & Romehttps://doi.org/10.1017%2FS0017383500030096
- Homer, Odyssey, 11.265https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0136%3Abook%3D11%3Acard%3D225
- Anonymous, Megarahttps://www.theoi.com/Text/Megara.html
- "Those on whom fell a curse of bronze" (Kerényi, p. 186).