Omphale

Omphale
Queen of Lydia
Member of the Royal House of Lydia
In an ancient fresco from the home of the Prince of Montenegro at Pompeii, a drunken, cross-dressing Heracles is on the ground as Omphale and maidservants look on from above.
Abode	Lydia
Genealogy
Parents	Iardanus of Lydia
Consort	Tmolus, Heracles
Children	Sons by Heracles

In Greek mythology, Omphale (/ˈɒmfəˌliː/; Ancient Greek: Ὀμφάλη) was queen of the kingdom of Lydia in Asia Minor. Diodorus Siculus provides the first appearance of the Omphale theme in literature, though Aeschylus was aware of the episode.^[1] The Greeks did not recognize her as a goddess: the undisputed etymological connection with omphalos, the world-navel, has never been made clear.^[2] In her best-known myth, she is the mistress of the hero Heracles during a year of required servitude, a scenario that, according to some,^{[citation needed]} offered writers and artists opportunities to explore sexual roles and erotic themes.