What is "iolaus"

''For the butterfly genus, see '' Iolaus (butterfly).

In Greek mythology, Iolaus ( Iólaos) was a Theban divine hero, son of Iphicles and Automedusa.

He was famed for being Heracles's nephew and for helping with some of his Labors, and also for being one of the Argonauts. Through his daughter Leipephilene, he was considered to have fathered the mythic and historic line of the kings of Corinth, ending with Telestes.

A genus of Lycaenid butterfly has been named after him.

Iolaus is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The genera Argiolaus, Epamera, Iolaphilus and Stugeta are often included in Iolaus. Iolaus species are found in the Afrotropic ecozone.