Hercules' first difficulty is that Iole is in love with Hyllos, Hercules' own son.
Iole says that would pretty much end Hercules' chances with her, so he backs off.
Needless to say, Iole wants nothing to do with Hercules, and who can blame her?
Hercules says he only did that because her father refused to let Iole marry him.
Iole is just about to kill him when Mercury appears, flaps his wings and wakes Hercules up.
She has conjured up a magic couch, and when Iole sits on it, she suddenly finds Hercules irresistible.
Iole does keep their date, and Hercules asks why she doesn't want him.
Hercules is furious that his own son is complicating his conquest of Iole.
In ACT TWO , as Hyllos and Iole are amorously engaged, a page arrives with a message for Iole, from Hercules.
Iole doesn't think she has much choice, so she agrees to meet Hercules and sends the page back with her acceptance.
But Venus assures him that she'll back him up when Iole arrives.
She tells Hercules that Iole has been seen "in flagrante" with Hyllos.
She tells him to arrange a meeting with Iole, where Venus will use her powers to make sure he gets what he's after.
And there's another problem: Hercules has killed Iole's father.
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