单词 | Hercules |
释义 | Her·cu·les ![]() n. 1. also Her·a·cles or Her·a·kles (hĕrə-klēz′) Greek & Roman Mythology The son of Zeus and Alcmene, a hero of extraordinary strength who won immortality by performing 12 labors demanded by the Argive king Eurystheus. 2. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lyra and Corona Borealis. [Latin, from Greek Hēraklēs : Hērā, Hera + kleos, fame; see kleu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ![]() detail of a c. 500 bc black-figure amphora showing Hercules killing the lion of Nemea |
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