Megara/Definition

From Greek mythology, she was the first wife of Heracles. She had children with the hero but ran into trouble when the goddess Hera caused Heracles to become temporarily mad, and he killed his children (from three to eight in number; it's unclear) and possibly killed Megara too (an alternative source suggests he gave Megara to Iolaos instead of killing her.) Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.