What is Iolaos?
[[File:Lernaean Hydra Louvre CA7318.jpg|thumb|300px|Herakles and Iolaos (right) fight the Hydra on an [[amphora]] dated about 530 BC]] In [[Greek mythology]], '''Iolaus''' ({{lang-el|Ἰόλαος}}, ''Iólaos'') was the nephew of [[Herakles]], son of the hero's twin brother [[Iphicles]] and [[Automedusa]]. He was famed for having assisted Herakles in completing his Labors, serving as the hero's charioteer. A genus of Lycaenid butterfly has been named after him. {{religion-stub}} [[Category:People in Greek mythology]]