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Wives of Heracles!

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Rambling under the cut

@melampyguss tagging THE Heracles multishipper, perhaps I'll draw him with his wives too to show the diff dynamics

Megara: Theban princess and first wive of Heracles. I couldn't resist making her a little similar to Megara from Disney's Hercules. In a temporary fit of madness( sent by Hera) , Heracles murdered all his sons and possibly Megara too. Hc time: I prefer the version of the myth where he serves his cousin and completes the 12 labors as a way to atone for what he did to Megara and their children. Meg would be his first love, perhaps he would be a bit more timid and naive as this was his first marriage and they would be pretty content. For angst reasons I like the version where megara isn't actually killed along with the kids and later on marries heracles nephew ioalus-> what if heracles left her unconscious and thought she was dead in his shock?? Finding out later that she's alive and having to face her🤌🤌 anyways he'll always have love for her in his heart and always feel guilt for what he did but would want her to move on

Omphale: queen of Lydia and Heracles' second wife. He was by the command of the Delphic Oracle Xenoclea, remanded as a slave to Omphale for the period of a year, during which they would exchange clothes (omphale wearing his lion mane and Heracles wearing women clothes). After a while Omphale freed him and they got married. Hcs: I think Herackes would unexpectedly develop a bond with Omphale and genuinely enjoy himself staying in her palace and would treasure their time together ( even if it was different than he would expect = wearing feminine clothing etc) . He would eventually leave to continue his labors and his heroic journey.

Dianeira: a calydonian princess , Heracles third wife and unwitting murderer. In Sophocles' account of Deianira's marriage, she was courted by the river god Achelous, but was saved from having to marry him by Heracles, who defeated Achelous in a wrestling contest for her hand in marriage.

A wild centaur named Nessus attempted to kidnap or rape Deianira as he was ferrying her across the river Euenos, but she was rescued by Heracles, who shot the centaur with an arrow laced with the venom of the Hydra. As he lay dying, Nessus persuaded Deianira to take a sample of his blood, claiming that, when mixed with his semen, it would create a love potion that would ensure Heracles would never again be unfaithful.

When Heracles fell in love with the younger and more beautiful Iole, Deianira, fearing that she would lose her husband, decided to use the potion. She soaked a tunic or shirt (perhaps Heracles' famous lionskin shirt) in the potion. When Heracles put on the shirt, the venom from the very arrow he had used to kill Nessus began to burn and eat away at his skin. Realizing what she had done Dianeira took her own life out of guilt.

Hcs: I think she would be much younger than Heracles, who at this point in his life would have matured more and completed all this labors. She would be pretty naive and gullible but would genuinely care for Heracles as would he for her.

Hebe: daughter of zeus and hera , cupbearer of the Gods and Heracles 4th and final wife( at last!!!) . Hera would finally reconcile with Heracles because of her daughter and they would be very very happy :)) hebe would still like to know more about his previous wives and there definitely would be rough patches (especially about his past with her mom) but they work it out

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That one myth where Heracles had to serve Queen Omphale for a year as a slave while wearing a dress

(There are a lot of weird stories with Heracles)

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The Hercules and Omphale Story - When Hercules Became a Slave

  Hercules is not a character who would be unknown to any lover of  Greek mythology , but some aspects of his life, still are not known to t

The Hercules and Omphale story is certainly multifaceted and highlights a spectrum of human emotions. It is a fact that despite Hercules being a very popular hero, the story of Hercules as a slave is relatively unknown. Maybe that is because we all want to see our heroes as a strong manly figure who can conquer any insurmountable odds. However, we forget that even heroes are also fallible human beings who may suffer because they may feel repentant on killing an innocent person or they may fall in love with their oppressor, who in this case was the beautiful Queen Omphale.

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The lesser-known story of Hercules and Queen Omphale.

The Hercules and Omphale Story - When Hercules Became a Slave. The lesser-known story of Hercules and Queen Omphale.

It is said that Hercules spent 3 years as a slave to Queen Omphale. Although Queen Omphale had put Hercules in many embarrassing situations throughout his period of slavery, gradually the two fell in love and they were married after Hercules was given his freedom. Thus, Queen Omphale would become the second wife of Hercules, the first being Megara. Hercules and Omphale would be very much in love post their marriage & Queen Omphale and Hercules would go on to have at least two sons named – Tyrsenus and Agelaus.  Agelaus would later become well known because of descendants like Croesus – the famous Lydian king.

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The lesser-known story of Hercules and Queen Omphale.

The Hercules and Omphale Story - When Hercules Became a Slave. The lesser-known story of Hercules and Queen Omphale.

Hercules is not a character who would be unknown to any lover of Greek mythology, but some aspects of his life, still are not known to the vast majority. The greatest of Greek Heroes & son of God Zeus, and personification of strength & masculinity, this story of Hercules (at least most of it) is not about these qualities of his. This story describes the events that forced him to become a slave, the time he spent as a slave, and finally his triumph to become his old self once again.