1) XIX. a. Hercules. Vols. I & II: Stories of Gods and Heroes. Bulfinch,
Thomas. 1913. Age of Fable
...HERCULES was the son of Jupiter and Alcmena. As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from...
2) Hercules, Greek hero. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Hercules, Greek hero, (hur´kylez´) Heracles, or Herakles (both: her´klez´) (KEY) , most popular of all Greek heroes, famous for extraordinary strength and courage....
3) Hercules' Labour. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...or The labour of an Hercules. Very great toil. Hercules was appointed by Eurystheus (3 syl.) to perform twelve labours requiring enormous strength or dexterity. 1...
4) Hercules' Pillars. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Calpe and Ab yla, one at Gibraltar and one at Ceuta, torn asunder by Hercules that the waters of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea might communicate with each...
5) Hercules and the Waggoner. Aesop. 1909-14. Fables. The Harvard Classics
...the deeper sank the wheels. So the Waggoner threw down his whip, and knelt down and prayed to Hercules the Strong. O Hercules, help me in this my hour of distress,...
6) Hercules, in astronomy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Hercules, in astronomy, (hur´kylez´) (KEY) , in astronomy, northern constellation located between Lyra and Corona Borealis. It is traditionally depicted as the hero...
7) Hercules. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...Hercules One of the greatest heroes of classical mythology, he is supposed to have been the strongest man on earth. He was renowned for completing twelve seemingly...
8) Hercules. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
...Hercules, city (1990 pop. 16,829), Contra Costa co., W Calif., suburb 13 mi/21 km N of downtown Oakland, on San Pablo Bay, 7 mi/11.3 km NE of Richmond, at mouth of...
9) Hercules' Choice. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Immortality the reward of toil in preference to pleasure. Xenophon tells us when Hercules was a youth he was accosted by two women- Virtue and Pleasure-and asked...
10) Hercules cluster. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Hercules cluster, giant globular star cluster in the northern constellation Hercules; cataloged as M13 or NGC 6205. The cluster is just visible to the naked eye and...
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