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CHARACTERS

• Herakles
• Megara, his wife
• Amphitryon, his father
• Alcmena, his mother
• Iolaus, his nephew
• The Three Sons of Herakles (in infancy)
• The Poet
• The Woman
• Creon, King of Thebes, father of Megara
• The Messenger of Eurystheus
• Teiresias
• The Pythia, at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi
• The Prophetes at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi
• Prometheus

also

• Men and Harlots from the Tavern
• The Chorus of Respondents, in the Temple of Zeus at Thebes
• The Chorus of Worshippers, before the Temple of Apollo at Delphi
• The Chorus of Old Men, before the Temple of Hera at Thebes

also

• Guests at the King's feast, Populace, Soldiers, Messengers, Slaves, etc.