Which arduous punishment was Heracles subjected to for killing his friend Iphitus?

sequoianoir

The king of gods, Apollo, declared that Heracles be enslaved as punishment and purification for murdering Iphitus and desecrating Apollo's shrine. His servitude was to Queen Omphale of Lydia. Omphale was impressed with the strong, handsome man, and one can hardly call his duties to her "arduous" Sep 03 03, 6:24 PM

MaggieG 5

According to Roger Lancelyn Green he was forced to do something else. Can you say what that was? Sep 03 03, 6:33 PM

Stew54

Didn't he have to do women's work and dress as a woman? Sep 03 03, 6:46 PM

MaggieG 5

That's it! He had to put on a frock and work at a loom. i can think of several people I know who'd relish that. But apparently he didn't. Sep 03 03, 6:57 PM

Stew54

He fathered a child by Omphale though, so evidently this experience didn't leave him too deeply scarred! Sep 03 03, 7:02 PM

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