Heracleidae
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The Heracleidae or Heraclids were the numerous descendants of Heracles, especially applied in a narrower sense to the descendants of Hyllus, the eldest of his four sons by Deianira. Other Heracleidae
Heracles holding Hyllus with Deianira nearby, as the centaur Nessus pleads for his life (Pompeii fresco)
Heracles with his son Telephus, one of the Heracleidae
Argead dynasty
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The Argead dynasty, also known as the Temenid dynasty was an ancient Macedonian royal house of Dorian Greek provenance. They were the founders and the ruling dynasty of the ancient kingdom of Macedon
Heracleidae
…legitimacy, to Heracles. In the historical period, several dynasties claimed descent from Heracles, such as the Agiads and Eurypontids of Sparta, or the Temenids of Macedonia. In modern times, the same lineage has been claimed by the House of Burgundy and the kings of Castile. Heracles, whom Zeus had originally…
Argos, Triobol, c.270 250 BC, HGC 5 670
Amyntas II, Bronze, c.395 393 BC, HGC 3 I 820
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander I. 498 454 BC. AR Obol. Struck circa 460 450 BC. Young male head right, wearing petasos
Perdikkas II, Tetrobol, 451 413 BC, HGC 3 1 791