Hercules Furens (Seneca)
Hercules Furens can refer to: *Herakles (Euripides), also called ''Hercules Furens'', a Greek tragedy *''Hercules (Seneca) ''Hercules'' or ''Hercules furens'' (''The Mad Hercules'') is a '' fabula crepidata'' (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) of c. 1344 lines of verse written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Characters * Juno, Sister and wife of Jupiter, and queen of heave ...

Herakles (Euripides)
''Heracles'' ( grc, Ἡρακλῆς μαινόμενος, ''Hēraklēs Mainomenos'', also known as ') is an Athenian tragedy by Euripides that was first performed c. 416 BC. While Heracles is in the underworld obtaining Cerberus for one of his labours, his father Amphitryon, wife Megara, and children are sentenced to death in Thebes by Lycus. Heracles arrives in time to save them, though the goddesses Iris and Madness (personified) cause him to kill his wife and children in a frenzy. It is the second of two surviving tragedies by Euripides where the family of Heracles are suppliants (the first being ''Children of Heracles''). It was first performed at the City Dionysia festival. Characters *Amphitryon – Husband of Heracles' mother *Megara – Wife of Heracles * Lycus – Usurper of the throne of Thebes *Iris – Messenger of the gods *Lyssa – Madness *Heracles *Messenger – Servant from the court of Heracles *Theseus – King of Athens *Chorus of old men of Thebes Plot s ...
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