Hercules
noun
Her·cu·les
ˈhər-kyə-ˌlēz 
1
: a mythical Greek hero renowned for his great strength and especially for performing 12 labors imposed on him by Hera
2
[Latin (genitive Herculis)]
: a northern constellation between Corona Borealis and Lyra
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In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Another sideshow with fireworks and cars spinning donuts took place near Hercules, on Franklin Canyon Road near the golf course.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
The feline, named Hercules, was part of a group of 47 others that were found in a car at a Chisago County rest stop in June 2022, the outlet said.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
The constellation will appear as a small, semicircular arc between the more widely recognizable constellations of Hercules and Bootes.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
The expected brightening event, known as a nova, will occur in the Milky Way’s Corona Borealis, or Northern Crown constellation, which is located between the Boötes and Hercules constellations.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
The Coast Guard also deployed a HC-130 Hercules airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City in North Carolina.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
Image Julius Pollux, a Greek scholar and grammarian from the second century A.D., attributed the discovery of the color to Tyrian Hercules, known to the Phoenicians as Melqart, guardian deity of Tyre.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
But policing thousands of people in a small space would seem to be a labor Hercules would turn his back on.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Another sideshow with fireworks and cars spinning donuts took place near Hercules, on Franklin Canyon Road near the golf course.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
The feline, named Hercules, was part of a group of 47 others that were found in a car at a Chisago County rest stop in June 2022, the outlet said.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
The constellation will appear as a small, semicircular arc between the more widely recognizable constellations of Hercules and Bootes.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
The expected brightening event, known as a nova, will occur in the Milky Way’s Corona Borealis, or Northern Crown constellation, which is located between the Boötes and Hercules constellations.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
The Coast Guard also deployed a HC-130 Hercules airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City in North Carolina.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
Image Julius Pollux, a Greek scholar and grammarian from the second century A.D., attributed the discovery of the color to Tyrian Hercules, known to the Phoenicians as Melqart, guardian deity of Tyre.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
But policing thousands of people in a small space would seem to be a labor Hercules would turn his back on.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Hercules.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hercules. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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