Iphicles/Definition

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Iphicles [r]: From Greek mythology, he was the half-brother of Heracles as well as his twin. According to Greek mythology, Heracles' father was Zeus while Iphicles' father was the husband of Alcmene, whose name was Amphitryon. Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.