# Hercules Lapith — Crome Yellow character guide

> Hercules Lapith in Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** young Hercules, Sir Hercules, father Hercules

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A historical ancestor of the Wimbush family, subject of Henry's research.

## Relationships

### [Filomena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/filomena)

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Filomena is the mother of Hercules Lapith, part of the ancestral Lapith family history.

### [Sir Ferdinando Lapith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/sir_ferdinando_lapith)

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Hercules Lapith is the son of Sir Ferdinando Lapith, part of the family's historical narrative.

### [Sir Ferdinando Lapith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/sir_ferdinando_lapith)

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Hercules Lapith is the son of Sir Ferdinando Lapith, part of the family's historical narrative.

### [Filomena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/filomena)

_family_

Filomena is the mother of Hercules Lapith, part of the ancestral Lapith family history.

### [Filomena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/filomena)

_family_

Filomena is the mother of Hercules Lapith, part of the ancestral Lapith family history.

## In the story

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xiii)

The dwarf baronet whose story is read; he marries Filomena and later confronts his giant son.

## Links

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