Iolaos
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In Greek mythology, Iolaus (; Ancient Greek: Ἰόλαος Iólāos) was a Theban divine hero. He was famed for being Heracles's charioteer and squire, and for helping with some of his Labors, as well as for being one of the Argonauts.
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- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.image
- Hercules and Iolaus mosaic - Anzio Nymphaeum.jpg
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- Heracles and his nephew, Iolaus. 1st century BC mosaic from the Anzio Nymphaeum, Rome.
- Deity.name
- Iolaus
- Deity.offspring
- Leipephilene
- Deity.consort
- Megara
- Deity.parents
- Iphicles and Automedusa
- Deity.deity_of
- Charioteer of Heracles
- Deity.abode
- Thebes
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- Herakles Minerva Iolaos Cdm Paris BB1288.jpg
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In Greek mythology, Iolaus (; Ancient Greek: Ἰόλαος Iólāos) was a Theban divine hero. He was famed for being Heracles's charioteer and squire, and for helping with some of his Labors, as well as for being one of the Argonauts.
== Family == Iolaus was the son of Iphicles and Automedusa, daughter of King Alcathous of Megara. According to Plutarch, Heracles gave his wife, Megara, age thirty three, to Iolaus, then only sixteen years old. According to Pausanias, who cites Hesiod as the source, they had a daughter, Leipephilene, though the name is corrupt and has been amended by various editors to "Leipephile" (Λειπεφίλη), "Hippophile" (Ἱπποφίλη) or "Deiphile" (Δηιφίλη). Through this daughter, Iolaus was considered to have fathered the mythic and historic line of the kings of Corinth, ending with Telestes.