Definition of Alcides

1. Noun. (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality.

Exact synonyms: Heracles, Herakles, Hercules
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

Alca
Alca torda
Alcaeus
Alcaic
Alcaic verse
Alcatraz
Alcea
Alcea rosea
Alcedinidae
Alcedo atthis
Alcelaphus
Alces
Alces alces
Alcibiades
Alcidae
Alcides
Alcman
Alcmene
Alcock's canal
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoran
Alcoranic
Alcoranist
Alcoranists
Alcorcón
Alcott
Alcubierre metric
Alcubierre metrics
Alcyone
Alda

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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