Hercules Furens · c. AD 50
Persons of the Play
Translated by Frank Justus Miller (1907)
Persons of the Play
HERCULES, son of Jupiter and Alcmena, but the reputed son of Amphitryon
JUNO, sister and wife of Jupiter, and queen of heaven
AMPHITRYON, husband of Alcmena
THESEUS, king of Athens and friend of Hercules
LYCUS, the usurping king of Thebes, who has, prior to the opening of the play, slain king Creon in battle
MEGARA, wife of Hercules and daughter of Creon
CHORUS of Thebans
The scene is in the princely palace of Hercules at Thebes, on the day of the return of the hero from the lower world.
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Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Hercules Furens, Persons of the Play. Translated by Frank Justus Miller. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/work/hercules-furens-seneca-miller/0/.
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Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Hercules Furens, Persons of the Play. Translated by Frank Justus Miller. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/work/hercules-furens-seneca-miller/0/.