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Her·a·cles or Her·a·kles   (hěr'ə-klēz')   
n.   Greek & Roman Mythology
Variants of Hercules.
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Her·cu·les   (hûr'kyə-lēz')   
n.  

  1. 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.

  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

noun
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality [syn: Hercules] 
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