Heracleidae

Noun

Meaning

Heracleidae pl (plural only)

(mythology) The descendants of Hercules.
Synonym: Heraclids

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Examples

J. A. Spranger found the political subtext of Heracleidae, never far to seek, so particularly apt in Athens towards the end of the peace of Nicias, in 419 BCE, that he suggested the date as its first performance. Source: Internet

However, the god in Delphi gave the Heracleidae an oracle that it was better to bury Alcmene in Megara. Source: Internet

In other versions the Heracleidae enlisted the help of their Dorian neighbors. Source: Internet

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