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Meanings of heracles in English

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héracles
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heracles

(Classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality.

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Usage of heracles in English
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The problem is solved by the sudden appearance of the deified Heracles.
Authors of Greece
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He therefore insisted on Heracles substituting two more labours in their place.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
3
The entry of Heracles practically makes the play double, marring its continuity.
Authors of Greece
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Heracles swung his club and struck the two heads off the hound.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
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Then Heracles went north to where the Coryneian deer took her pasture.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
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Heracles sprang on it and put his great hands upon its throat.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
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But Heracles pleaded with him, and he took her by the hand.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
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The Heracles sensor logs showed an enemy with an overwhelming technological superiority.
Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
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Then a great chariot came and Heracles was borne away to Olympus.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
10
Jason spoke, and some looked to him and some looked to Heracles.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
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With lips wet with the water they cried to each other, Heracles!
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
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Heracles killed them all off. She leaned forward and tickled his ear.
Helen of troy
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There was, after all, the shirt of Nessus that had killed Heracles.
Helen of troy
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The purest part of the soul had gone away; this was Heracles himself.
Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
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Heracles was the greatest of the national heroes of the Greeks.
General History for Colleges and High Schools
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In the picture, Heracles is returning with the squealing boar on his shoulder.
A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
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