place
Oechalia
City of King Eurytus, sacked by Hercules; home of the captive Iole.
Reading notes
- The Heroides §9 Oechalia
City of Eurytus, sacked by Hercules; he carried off its princess Iole.
- Letters from the Black Sea §4.8 captured Oechalia
Oechalia, the city sacked by Hercules (Alcides); his exploit, like Bacchus's, is praise that poetry preserves.
- Metamorphoses §9.246 Oechalia
A city sacked by Hercules; home of Eurytus and his daughter Iole, whose capture roused Deianira's jealousy.