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HERCULES
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In Hera's service. The mythological Greek Hercules was a son of Zeus and an extraordinarily...
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A friend of Hercules.
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Enemy. Killed by Hercules in Greek mythology.
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A dragon killed by Hercules.
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Enemy. Killed by Hercules in Greek mythology.
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Lover of Hercules.
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Wife of Hercules.
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Mother of Hercules.
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Daughter of Hercules.
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Mother of Hercules.
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Mother of Hercules.
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Twin of Hercules.
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Monster killed by Hercules.
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English and Scottish : from a personal name of Greek origin, which was in use in Cornwall and elsewhere till the 19th century. Hercules is the Latin form of Greek Hēraklēs, meaning ‘glory of Hera’ (the queen of the gods). It was the name of a demigod in classical mythology, who was the son of Zeus, king of the gods, by a human woman. His outstanding quality was his superhuman strength.Scottish (Shetland) : from a personal name adopted as an Americanized form of Old Norse Hákon (see Haagensen).
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A cousin of Hercules.
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Mother of Hercules.
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Lover of Hercules.
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Mother of Hercules.
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Son of Hercules.
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Hercules' twin brother.
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n.
The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.
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A constellation on the equator, lying between Scorpio and Hercules; -- called also Ophiuchus.
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After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man.
n. pl.
The daughters of Hesperus, or Night (brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon and get some of these apples was one of the labors of Hercules. Called also Atlantides.
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One of a group of gigantic, horned beetles, including Dynastus Neptunus, and the Hercules beetle (D. Hercules) of tropical America, which grow to be six inches in length.
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Pertaining to Antaeus, a giant athlete slain by Hercules.
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Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state.
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A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or "labors."
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A serpent or monster in the lake or marsh of Lerna, in the Peloponnesus, represented as having many heads, one of which, when cut off, was immediately succeeded by two others, unless the wound was cauterized. It was slain by Hercules. Hence, a terrible monster.
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Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a lion.
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A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra.
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The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion.
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Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.
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A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.
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An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.
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Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.