entity_sources: ENT_HERACLES, SRC_HERODOTUS_HISTORIES, direct attestation

2,936 links between entities and the sources that attest them, with evidence type and passage-level notes. The primary evidence layer: every entity classification traces to at least one record here.

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entity_id	source_id	evidence_type	source_note
ENT_HERACLES	SRC_HERODOTUS_HISTORIES	direct attestation	Histories 2.44: Herodotus explicitly distinguishes the Greek Heracles from the Phoenician Melqart; he claims to have visited the ancient temple of Heracles at Tyre (two sacred pillars, one gold, one emerald); 2.145: Heracles is placed in a much earlier genealogical stratum than the Greek tradition allows, establishing him as a universal ancient hero