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Herakles

Herakles is the alternative spelling of Heracles.

Meaning of Heracles

Proper noun

Heracles

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

Questions about Herakles

What is Herakles the alternative spelling of?
Herakles is the alternative spelling of Heracles.

Words near Herakles in the dictionary

  1. Heraclydus
  2. Heraea
  3. Herakleopolitan
  4. Herakleopolitans
  5. Herakleotic
  6. Herakles
  7. Heraklion
  8. herald
  9. herald moth
  10. herald moths
  11. herald patch

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Herakles (page history and authors); Heracles (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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