hercules
IPA: hˈɝkjʌɫiz
Root Word: Hercules
noun
- (Roman mythology) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
- (astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It lies between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis.
- (astronomy) A crater in the first quadrant on the moon.
- (rare, countable) A male given name from Ancient Greek
- A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
- A Hercules beetle
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Examples of "hercules" in Sentences
- Hercules is one of the most valiant figure in mythology.
- In the forest, Hercules finds the Hind practicing archery.
- Hera is the queen of the gods and the stepmother of Hercules.
- Hercules stops him, but then the satyr challenges the demigod.
- The legion's symbols were a Capricorn and the demigod Hercules.
- South of Crockett are the town of rodeo and the city of Hercules.
- Hercules and the Sovereign appear in the limbo between the two worlds.
- Hercules, the illegitimate son of the god Zeus and the mortal Alcmene.
- Hercules talks to the shopkeeper, Trilos to try to discover the real culprit.
- Legend has it that the weary Hercules stopped in the valley to bathe and rest.
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