entity_sources: ENT_HERACLES, SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY, 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_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY	direct attestation	Heracles is mentioned extensively in both epics as the greatest Greek hero; Iliad V.638-643 (sack of Troy), VIII.362-369 (his labors including Cerberus), XV.18-30 (his suffering at Hera's hands); Odyssey XI.601-626 (Odysseus sees his shade in the underworld); throughout both epics