According to the '' Bibliotheca'' of Apollodorus, Anicetus () and Alexiares () are sons of the goddess Hebe and

Heracles Heracles ( ; ), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a Divinity, divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of ZeusApollodorus1.9.16/ref> and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptive descent through ...

(after his apotheosis).

Cult

There is evidence suggesting that Anicetus and Alexiares might have been worshipped in places such as Thebes and Rhodes. However, due to the scarcity of historical records, the exact nature and extent of their cult are uncertain.

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References

Apollodorus Apollodorus ( Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ''Apollodoros'') was a popular name in ancient Greece. It is the masculine gender of a noun compounded from Apollo, the deity, and doron, "gift"; that is, "Gift of Apollo." It may refer to: :''Note: A ...

, ''Apollodorus. The Library, Volume I: Books 1-3.9'', translated by James G. Frazer,

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No. 121, Cambridge, Massachusetts,

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, 1921.
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