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Omphale

It is said about Omphale that Heracles was enslaved to her. The story is foolish. He would have been able to control her and everything she owned [*].

Something like this happened. Omphale was the daughter of Iardanos, king of Lydia. She heard of Heracles strength and feigned love for him. When Heracles met her, he was overcome with desire and fathered a son with her. He was infatuated and did whatever she asked. Naive people assumed that he was enslaved to her.

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