Herakles

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Her·a·cles

or Her·a·kles H0156600 (hĕr′ə-klēz′)n. Greek & Roman Mythology Variants of Hercules..

Her·cu·les

H0159200 (hûr′kyə-lēz′)n.1. also Her·a·cles or Her·a·kles (hĕr′ə-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 Indo-European roots.]

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Herakles - (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortalityAlcides, Heracles, Herculesclassical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks

Herakles

Herakles:

see HerculesHercules
, Heracles,
or Herakles
, most popular of all Greek heroes, famous for extraordinary strength and courage. Alcmene, wife of Amphitryon, made love to both Zeus and her husband on the same night and bore two sons, Hercules (son of Zeus) and Iphicles
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noun (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength

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