# Heracles — Philoctetes character guide

> Heracles in Philoctetes by Sophocles.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Heracles, Zeus - born Heracles

**First appearance:** 0002-philoctetes

## Who they are

Deified hero who appears as a divine messenger to resolve the plot.

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