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Definition of Alcides
1. Noun. (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality.
Category relationships: Classical Mythology
Generic synonyms: Mythical Being
Derivative terms: Herculean, Herculean
Definition of Alcides
1. Proper noun. (archaic) Hercules. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcides
Literary usage of Alcides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Foreign Butterflies by James Duncan (1858)
"PLATE XXV. Fig. 3. Pap. PR Alcides, Fabr. Mant Hesperia, R. Alcides, Fabr.
Syst—Pap. Alcides, Cramer, PI. 96, fig. D, E Myrina Alcides, Godart. ..."
2. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
""Not o'er domain so wide Alcides passed, "Although the brazen-footed doe he
slew "And stilled the groves of ..."
3. The Works of Virgil by Virgil (1891)
"... and goes and comes this way so often: [I hope I may also be allowed to go and
return:] why need I mention Theseus, or great Alcides ? ..."
4. History of Roman Literature from Its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age by John Colin Dunlop (1827)
"The great Alcides every labour past, &c. This production of Horace, has also been
parodied by Soame Jenyns, in an epistle to Lord Chancellor Hard- wicke, ..."
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