Alexiares

Minor god, son of the deified Heracles and Hebe, born on Olympus after his father's apotheosis; with his brother Anicetus he keeps the gates of Olympus. His name means roughly 'who wards off war,' carrying Heracles's protective power into a deity of warding (Apollodorus 2.7.7).

Parentage

• paternal: Heracles
• maternal: Hebe

Domains

• gateway protection

Powers

• Stand guard over the gates of Olympus

Relations

• sibling: AnicetusFull sibling; shares the same complete attested parentage.

Sources

• existence: Apollod. 2.7.7 (primary)
• type: Apollod. 2.7.7 (primary)