person
Amphitryon
Hercules's mortal father (husband of his mother Alcmene), an old man who defends his son's divine paternity, witnesses the murders, and holds Hercules back from suicide by threatening his own death.
Reading notes
- Hercules (Mad) §203 Alcides's father
Amphitryon, Hercules's mortal father, who enters with the grieving Megara; throughout he defends his son's divine birth and, at the end, holds him to life.
- Hercules on Oeta §1243 Amphitryon
Amphitryon, the mortal husband of Alcmena and reputed (human) father of Hercules.