the Madness of Héraclès is a Tragédie of Euripide, written towards -416. She reports the murder of the woman and the children of Héraclès.

Euripide brings several important nuances to the Mythe:

  • the murder occurs before the douzes work.
  • the reason of the douzes work is which will héra which was jealous, made drink a potion has heracles which made it insane, this made killed its wife and her children

The madness of Héraclès is sent by Héra via Iris, goddess of the madness.

In this tragedy, one sees Héraclès much more human and especially less wild than that of Sophocle.

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