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Heracles

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1. Heracles - Noun

2. Heracles - Proper noun

Meaning

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

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It is true that I am a writer, and I was married to a composer, and I have lived in a small village in New England, but my children are not named Heracles and Persephone, and my daughter doesn't disappear underground every six months and emerge in the spring. Jamaica Kincaid

According to a myth thought to be of ancient origins, Iolaus was Heracles' charioteer and squire. Source: Internet

According to Smallwood, the identification as Heracles and Cerberus is "suggested by Dunbabin, taken as certain by Schäfer" (p. 92), and "too little of the fragment is preserved for a secure identification". Source: Internet

AEGON then replaced ABN AMRO as the new head sponsor for a period of seven years. citation On 1 April 2007, Ajax wore a different sponsor for the match against Heracles Almelo : Florius. Source: Internet

According to Herodotus, Heracles lived 900 years before Herodotus' own time (c. 1300 BCE). Source: Internet

A mid sixth century BC Laconian cup, by the Hunt Painter, adds several new features to the scene which also become common in later works: three heads, a snake tail, Cerberus' chain and Heracles' club. Source: Internet

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