OMPHALE


Meaning of OMPHALE in English

[Greek heroic] The legendary queen of Lydia. The hero Heracles served her as a slave for some time, as penance for the murder of Iphitus. During that time he became so weak that he walked around in women's clothes and did women's labor, while the queen wore his lion's skin and carried his club.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.