Iŏle

, a daughter of Eurytus king of Œchalia. Her father promised her in marriage to Hercules, but he refused to perform his engagements, and Iole was carried away by force. See: Eurytus . It was to extinguish the love of Hercules for Iole that Dejanira sent him the poisoned tunic, which caused his death. See: Hercules and Dejanira . After the death of Hercules, Iole married his son Hyllus by Dejanira. Apollo dor us , bk. 2 , ch. 7 .— Ovid Metamorphoses , bk. 9 , li. 279 .