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After his labours Hercules went to Thebes and
gave Megara to Iolaus,With this and what follows down to the adventure with Syleus, compare
Diod. 4.31 (who seems to be following the same authority as
Apollodorus); Tzetzes, Chiliades ii.412-435. and, wishing
himself to wed, he ascertained that Eurytus, prince of Oechalia, had proposed the hand of his daughter Iole as a prize to him who
should vanquish himself and his sons in archery.Compare Scholiast on H hitus, the elder of Eurytus's
sons, said that Iole should be given to Hercules, Eurytus and the others refused, and said
they feared that, if he got children, he would again kill his offspring.As he had killed the children he had by Megara. See Apollod.
2.4.12.
Not long after, some cattle were stolen from Euboea by Autolycus, and Eurytus supposed that it was done
by Hercules; but Iphitus did not believe it and went to Hercules. And meeting him, as he
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