Amphitryon and Alcmene conceived Iphicles on the same night Zeus impersonated Amphitryon to sire Heracles, making the twins half-brothers with different fathers. Apollodorus' Bibliotheca records this dual conception.
Amphitryon accidentally killed Electryon, his father-in-law and king of Mycenae, when a club thrown at a stray cow ricocheted and struck him. This accident forced Amphitryon into exile at Thebes.
Alcmene refused to consummate her marriage to Amphitryon until he avenged the death of her brothers, slain by the Taphians. This condition drove Amphitryon's campaign against the Taphians, during which Zeus impersonated him.
After killing Electryon, Amphitryon fled to Thebes where King Creon purified him of the bloodguilt and later aided him in his campaign against the Taphians.
Amphitryon was exiled to Thebes after accidentally killing Electryon. He settled there under Creon's protection, and the city became the birthplace of his sons Heracles and Iphicles.
After Hera sent serpents to the twins' cradle, Amphitryon summoned the seer Tiresias, who interpreted the event and prophesied Heracles' future glory. Pindar's Nemean 1 recounts this consultation.
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