Iphicles

[ if-i-kleez, ahy-fi- ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Alcmene and Amphitryon, the brother of Hercules.

Example Sentences

She bore two children, Hercules to Zeus and Iphicles to Amphitryon.

From Literature

Iphicles screamed and tried to get out of bed, but Hercules sat up and grasped the deadly creatures by the throat.

From Literature

The mother heard Iphicles’ screams and, calling to her husband, rushed to the nursery.

From Literature

Born to a mortal woman and Zeus, king of the Gods, Lutz's Hercules faces challenges early on in his life from his human father King Amphitryon, who never accepts him as a true son, and his half brother Iphicles, who is jealous of his super strength.

From Reuters

Born to a mortal woman and Zeus, king of the Gods, Lutz's Hercules faces challenges early on in his life from his human father King Amphitryon, who never accepts him as a true son, and his half brother Iphicles, who is jealous of his super strength.

From Reuters