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What does Hercules mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Hercules? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. (Roman) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
  2. (astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It lies between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis.
  3. (astronomy) A crater in the first quadrant on the moon.
  4. A city in California.
Name
  1. A male given name of Greek origin.
    1. (meaning, history) The exceptionally strong mythological hero.
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There must be some place for warmth in this cold world, she thought, and watched the fireflies dance around a moss-grown statue of Hercules.
The arrival of a U.S. colonel and his aides in Hercules C130 military transport planes, however, proved to be a raging success.
Their journey begins in early December at Hercules Inlet on the frozen Antarctic coast.
Like the myth of Hercules, the legend of Samson is a tale recounted in many cultures.
Organizers said Hercules is one of the largest krewes in Louisiana with 700 riders on 32 double-decker floats.
He was smooth and rosy-skinned, cherubic-faced, with a thatch of curly yellow hair, but his body was as hugely thewed as a Hercules.

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