Heracles
[ her-uh-kleez ]
noun
Also called Heracles Furens [fyoor-uhns]. /ˈfyʊər əns/. (italics) a tragedy (420? b.c.) by Euripides.
Origin of Heracles
1From Greek Hēraklês, literally, “having the glory of Hera,” equivalent to Hḗra + -klēs, akin to kléos “glory, fame”; see Hera
Other words from Heracles
- Her·a·cle·an, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for Heracles
Heracles
Herakles
/ (ˈhɛrəˌkliːz) /
noun
the usual name (in Greek) for Hercules 1
Derived forms of Heracles
- Heraclean or Heraklean, adjective
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