Amphitr.: Unhappy wife of mighty Hercules,
Be silent now, for 'tis my part to tell440
Alcides' parentage. After his deeds,
So many and so great; after the world,
From rising unto setting of the sun,
Has been subdued, so many monsters tamed;
After the giants' impious blood was spilled
In Phlegra's vale, and gods were reinforced,445
What need we yet to prove his parentage?
Do we make false pretense of Jupiter?