Category: Greek mythological people Jump to: navigation, search Statue of Heracles In Greek mythology, Heracles, or Heraklês (glory of Hera, ηρακλης) was a divine hero, the demigod son of Zeus and Alcmene, and stepson of Amphitryon – Alcmenes rightful husband and grand-son of Perseus. ... Alcmene, or Alkmênê (might of the moon) was, in ancient Greek mythology, the daughter of Electryon, king of Mycenae, and wife of Amphitryon. ... Amphitryon, or Amphitrion, in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. ... Jump to: navigation, search Statue of Zeus Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th-century engraving. ... In Greek mythology, Iolaus was a son of Iphicles and thus a nephew of Heracles. ... In Greek mythology, Thestius was the son of either Ares and Demonice, or Agenor (son of Pleuron son of Aetolus) by Epicasta. ... The Black Sea near the shore of Colchis. ... The Calydonian Hunt shown on a Roman frieze (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford) The Calydonian Boar is one of the many monsters in Greek mythology, which met its end in the Calydonian Hunt, a popular subject in classical art. ... This article is about the mythological figure Meleager. ... Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... In Greek mythology, Phylacus founded the city of Phylace, Thessaly. ... In Greek mythology, Protesilaus was the son of Iphicles and the leader of the Phylaceans. ... In Greek mythology, Podarces was a son of Iphicles. ...