Herakles and Philoktetes (Palaiphatos 36)

According to the best available commentary (Stern 1996), the 36th myth busted by Palaiphatos (concerning Herakles and a certain 'Philoites') is the only one too corrupt to understand, and also the only one about a myth unheard of elsewhere. I argue that it is really about 'Philoktetes', the well-known hero who lit Herakles' funeral pyre on Mount Oeta. (In Palaiphatos' interpretation, Herakles failed to cure himself by applying leaves, but Philoctetes treated him more successfully using cauterization.) This proves that Palaiphatos always chose popular myths, and especially those which his readers would know from the tragic stage.