# The Heracleidae — Poetry character guide

> The Heracleidae in Poetry by Matthew Arnold.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0056-fragment-of-chorus-of-a-dejaneira

## Who they are

The descendants of Heracles who sought refuge in Athens.

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