Hercules
/ˈhɜːkjəliːz/US/ˈhɝːkjəliːz/
Hercules proper noun: the Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his twelve labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
Proper noun
Hercules (plural Herculeses or Hercules or (obsolete) Herculesses or (obsolete) Hercules's)
- The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his twelve labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
- THere were many Hercules’s, but (as Tully ſays, de Nat. Deor. lib. 3.) the famous Actions of them all are aſcrib’d to him who was the Son of Jupiter, by Alcmena, the Wife of Amphitryo King of Thebes.1698, The Pantheon, Representing the Fabulous Histories of the Heathen Gods and Most Illustrious Heroes, in a Short, Plain and Familiar Method by Way of Dialogue, 2nd edition, London: […] Charles...
- THere were many Hercules’s amongſt the Antients; Varro enumerates Forty four. The moſt famous were, Hercules Marguſanus, Hercules Ogmius, who was the Symbol of Eloquence amongſt the Gauls; Hercules Pollens, Hercules Thebanus, firſt called Alcides, Hercules Tyrius, or Egyptian; and there were two of...1705, The Antient Religion of the Gentiles, and Causes of Their Errors Consider’d: […], London: […] John Nutt, […], page 166
- A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero, lying between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis.
- A crater in the first quadrant on the moon.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
Noun
Hercules (plural Hercules)
- A Hercules beetle.
- A man with Herculean attributes.
- For the immaculate gentleman her cries had lured to what was to have been his death had been suddenly metamorphosed into a demon of revenge. Instead of soft muscles and a weak resistance, she was looking upon a veritable Hercules gone mad.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 28
Hercules meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Kannada and Odia
Hercules in Tamil
- பெரும் பலசாலி
Hercules in Marathi
- The Roman name of Heracles — see also Heracles
- हर्क्यूलीस harkyūlīs
- constellation
- हरक्युलीझ harakyulījh
Hercules in Kannada
- ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ಅಗಾಧ ಸಾಹಸಗಳನ್ನೆಸಗಿದ ಪರಮವೀರ, ಭೀಮ, ಬಲಶಾಲಿ, ಅತಿ ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ, ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಪುಂಜ
Hercules in Odia
- The Roman name of Heracles — see also Heracles
- ହର୍କ୍ୟୁଲିସ harkyulisa
More languagesFewer languages
- Hercules in Arabic
- هِرَقْل hiraql
- Hercules in Persian
- رستم rostam, پهلوان pahlevân
- Hercules in Thai
- เฮอร์คิวลีส, เฮราคลีส, กลุ่มดาวเฮอร์คิวลีส
- Hercules in Myanmar
- တံငါတာရာ tamngatara
Examples of Hercules in a sentence
- THere were many Hercules’s amongſt the Antients; Varro enumerates Forty four.1705, The Antient Religion of the Gentiles, and Causes of Their Errors Consider’d: […], London: […] John Nutt, […], page 166:
- Supporters.] Two Herculeſſes, with clubs over their ſhoulders, proper, crined and habited about the middle, or.1769, The New Peerage; or Present State of the Nobility of England: […], volume III, London: […] R. Davis, […]; L. Davis, […]; and W. Owen...
- There were so many Hercules in the Grecian mythology and history, that it was necessary to specify when the principal Hercules, the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, was meant.1795, Paradise Regained, a Poem, in Four Books, by John Milton. A New Edition, with Notes of Various Authors, by Charles Dunster, M.A....
- […]—Hercules—Was Nimrod, the grand-son of Noah, and the origin of all the fabled Herculesses of all the early nations—[…]1843, [Josiah Priest], Slavery, as It Relates to the Negro, or African Race, Examined in the Light of Circumstances, History and the Holy...
Forms of Hercules
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Herculeses |
| plural | Hercules |
| plural (obsolete) | Herculesses |
| plural (obsolete) | Hercules's |
| Noun | |
| plural | Hercules |
Origin of Hercules
From Latin Herculēs, from Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle), from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), apparently cognate of Ἥρα (Hḗra, “Hera”) and, according to Haudry, from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”). Doublet of Heracles.
Words formed from Hercules
- Gates of Hercules
- Her
- Herc
- Herculean
- Herculinian
- Herculis
Phrases with Hercules
Questions about Hercules
- What does Hercules mean?
- Hercules means the Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his twelve labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
- What is Hercules in Tamil?
- Hercules in Tamil is பெரும் பலசாலி. See Hercules meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use Hercules in a sentence?
- THere were many Hercules’s amongſt the Antients; Varro enumerates Forty four.
- What part of speech is Hercules?
- Hercules can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Hercules?
- Hercules is pronounced /ˈhɜːkjəliːz/ (UK).
Words near Hercules in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hercules (page history and authors); hercules (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Hercules (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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