Iole
Sign in to savethumb|260px|right|Iole with Heracles in the house of Eurytus, as depicted on the seventh-century Eurytos column-crater, [[Louvre. Iole's name is given in its Corinthian (Doric) form Ϝιόλᾱ ("Viola"), with digamma and a local Σ-shaped form for iota. It is located under the name of Heracles in the right upper corner of the image.]]
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13 sectionsContents
- Mythology
- Heracles' love for Iole leads to his death
- Versions of the tale
- Ovid's account
- Sophocles' account
- Seneca's account
- Appearances in popular culture
- Middle Age tradition
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
thumb|260px|right|Iole with Heracles in the house of Eurytus, as depicted on the seventh-century Eurytos column-crater, [[Louvre. Iole's name is given in its Corinthian (Doric) form Ϝιόλᾱ ("Viola"), with digamma and a local Σ-shaped form for iota. It is located under the name of Heracles in the right upper corner of the image.]]
In Greek mythology, Iole (; ) was the daughter of King Eurytus of Oechalia. According to the brief epitome in the Bibliotheca, Eurytus had a beautiful young daughter named Iole who was eligible for marriage. Iole was claimed by Heracles for a bride, but Eurytus refused her hand in marriage. Iole was indirectly the cause of Heracles' death because of his wife's jealousy of her.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Iole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.