Omphale

British  

/ ˈɒmfəˌliː /

noun

1. Greek myth a queen of Lydia, whom Hercules was required to serve as a slave to atone for the murder of Iphitus

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Example Sentences

It is now recognized by experts as a long-lost painting of Hercules and Omphale by Artemisia Gentileschi, the great 17th-century Italian painter known for portraying strong women from biblical and mythological scenes.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2022

In the classical myth, the couple falls in love after Jupiter sentences Hercules to become a slave to Omphale, the queen of Lydia, as punishment for a crime.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2022

Her version of Hercules and Omphale also delivers on the gender role reversals, though more playfully.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2022

Consider one six-and-a-half-foot-tall portrait of Hercules and Omphale — a queen who briefly enslaved the famous demigod.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

For this base action Zeus himself punished him: he sent him to Lydia to be a slave to the Queen, Omphale, some say for a year, some for three years.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton