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Definition of Hercules

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

2. Noun. A large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis.

Definition of Hercules

1. n. 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."

Definition of Hercules

1. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) Son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labors performed to redeem himself after killing his family. ¹

2. Proper noun. (constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It lies between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis. ¹

3. Proper noun. (astronomy) A crater in the first quadrant on the moon. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hercules

1. any man of great size and strength [n -LESES]

Medical Definition of Hercules

1. 1. A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, especially. For the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or "labors." 2. A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra. Hercules' beetle, any species of Dynastes, an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, especially. D. Hercules of South America, which grows to a length of six inches. Hercules' club. An ornamental tree of the West Indies (Zanthoxylum Clava-Herculis), of the same genus with the prickly ash. A variety of the common gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length. The Angelica tree. See Angelica. Hercules powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; used for blasting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hercules

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Literary usage of Hercules

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"hercules overcomes the river-god Achelous transformed into a bull, ... hercules, covered with the lion's skin, struggles with Achelous and forces him to ..."

2. The Age of Fable; Or, Beauties of Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch, John Loughran Scott (1898)
"hercules. Her'cu-les was the son of Jupiter and Alcmena. As Juno WM always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war ..."

3. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1891)
"(3) hercules slew the wild boar of Arcadia : Henry's wild boar was Richard III. ... (5) hercules drove from Arcadia the great devouring birds called the ..."

4. Samuel F.B. Morse: His Letters and Journals by Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Edward Lind Morse (1914)
"Receives Adelphi Gold Medal for statuette of hercules. ... Critics praise "Dying hercules." THE young artist's letters to his parents at this period are ..."

5. Report by Tasmania Dept. of Mines (1902)
"These sections are immediately south and adjoining the hercules Mine, ... 5 tramway at the hercules Mine, but here it carries considerably more galena than ..."

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