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Her·a·cles

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–noun

1.	Hercules (def. 1).

2.	Also called Heracles Furens Audio Help [fyoor-uhns] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. (italics) a tragedy (420? b.c.) by Euripides.

[Origin: < Gk Héraklês, lit., having the glory of Hera, equiv. to Hra Hera + -klés, akin to kléos glory, fame

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—Related forms

Her·a·cle·an, adjective

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Her·a·cles or Her·a·kles Audio Help (hěr'ə-klēz') Pronunciation Key
n. Greek & Roman Mythology
Variants of Hercules.

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Her·cu·les Audio Help (hûr'kyə-lēz') Pronunciation Key
n.

also Her·a·cles or Her·a·kles (hěr'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.
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lyra and Corona Borealis.