Heracleidae
group · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
the Heracleidae · the sons of Heracles
spoken of as
1 expressionThe Heracleidae1 mention
The Funeral Speech (Greek)
Moreover, they were styled the saviors of the sons of Heracles, who himself was the savior of the rest of mankind, when they arrived in this land as suppliants, fleeing before Eurystheus.
in the texts
The Funeral Speech
The sons of Heracles, who fled to Athens as suppliants from Eurystheus and were saved by the Athenians' ancestors.
Moreover, they were styled the saviors of the sons of Heracles, who himself was the savior of the rest of mankind, when they arrived in this land as suppliants, fleeing before Eurystheus.
Orations
The royal dynasty of Sparta claiming descent from Heracles
Do you, then, not consider it kingship, that of the Heracleidae in Lacedaemon, who reigned so long a time?