Heracles (/ˈhɛrəkliːz/ HERR-ə-kleez; Greek: Ἡρακλῆς, lit. "glory/fame of Hera"), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a...
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Glory of Heracles (Japanese: ヘラクレスの栄光, Hepburn: Herakuresu no Eikō) is a Japanese role-playing video game series initially developed and published by Data...
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refer to: Héracles (born 1992), Brazilian soccer player House of Heracles, the mythical descendants of the legendary Greek hero Heracles Heracles Kynagidas...
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Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941...
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Heracles of Macedon (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλῆς; c. 327 – 309 BC) was a reputed illegitimate son of Alexander the Great of Macedon by Barsine, daughter of...
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poem is the expedition of Heracles and Iolaus against Cycnus, the son of Ares, who challenged Heracles to combat as Heracles was passing through Thessaly...
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Heracles inexpectatus is a giant fossil parrot species from New Zealand, assigned to a monotypic genus Heracles, that lived during the early Miocene approximately...
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Labours of Hercules (redirect from Twelve Labors of Heracles)
Labours of Hercules or Labours of Heracles (Greek: ἆθλοι, âthloi Latin: Labores) are a series of tasks carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes...
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Ancient Greek: Μεγάρα) was a Theban princess and the first wife of the hero Heracles. Megara was the eldest daughter of Creon, King of Thebes, who was possibly...
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The Heracles Papyrus (Sackler Library, University of Oxford, Pap. Oxyrhynchus 2331) is a fragment of a 3rd-century Greek manuscript of a poem about the...
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HERACLES (Human-Enhanced Robotic Architecture and Capability for Lunar Exploration and Science) is a planned robotic transport system to and from the Moon...
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Mission Héraclès was a 2001 operation of the French Navy, in support of the War in Afghanistan against the Taliban. Its main tasks included the provision...
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a manor by Catherine the Great. He was born at Claye-Souilly to Louis Héracle Armand de Polignac, Marquis of Mancini, and his wife, Diane Adélaide Zéphirine...
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The Heracles of Antikythera (Greek: Ηρακλής των Αντικυθήρων) is a large ancient Greek marble sculpture of the Greek hero Heracles, found in the wreck...
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Héracles Paiva Aguiar (born September 18, 1992), better known as Héracles, is a retired Brazilian footballer. He most recently played for Ypiranga as...
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de Polignac (31 December 1745 – 21 September 1817). Armand-Jules-Marie-Héracle, duc de Polignac (17 January 1771 – 1 March 1847). Auguste-Jules-Armand-Marie...
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Cerberus (section The Twelfth Labour of Heracles)
from his body. Cerberus is primarily known for his capture by Heracles, the last of Heracles' twelve labours. The etymology of Cerberus' name is uncertain...
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Children of Heracles (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλεῖδαι, Hērakleidai; also translated as Herakles' Children and Heraclidae) is an Athenian tragedy written by Euripides...
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Comtesse Jules de Polignac. Her paternal grandparents were Marquis Louis Héracle Melchior de Polignac (1717–1792) and his wife, Diane Marie Adelaide Zephirine...
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Heracles General Cement Corporation (Greek: Ανώνυμος Γενική Εταιρία Τσιμέντων Ηρακλής) (Α.Γ.Ε.Τ ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ) is a Greece-based cement, concrete and aggregates...
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Heracles' Bow: Essays on the Rhetoric and Poetics of the Law is a collection of ten essays, written by James Boyd White in 1985, that examine forensic...
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Heracles Peninsula (Ukrainian: Гераклійський півострів, Russian: Гераклейский полуостров) is a triangular headland in Black Sea at the southwestern portion...
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The pyre of Heracles (Greek: Ἡρακλέους Πυρά) are the ruins of a Doric temple from the 3rd century BCE on Mount Oeta, on the site where the ancient Greek...
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Heracleidae (redirect from House of Heracles)
Ἡρακλεῖδαι) or Heraclids /ˈhɛrəklɪdz/ were the numerous descendants of Heracles, especially applied in a narrower sense to the descendants of Hyllus, the...
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(/ˈhɜːrkjʊˌliːz/, US: /-kjə-/) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules...
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5143 Heracles(provisional designation 1991 VL) is a highly eccentric, rare-type asteroid and synchronous binary system, classified as near-Earth object...
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The Temple of Heracles or Temple of Hercules (the Roman name of the hero) is an ancient Greek temple of Magna Graecia in the ancient city of Akragas, located...
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Heracles, also known as Hercules, is a Greek and Roman mythological hero known for his strength and far-ranging adventures. He is one of the most commonly...
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Omphale (redirect from Heracles and Omphale)
been made clear. In her best-known myth, she is the mistress of the hero Heracles during a year of required servitude, a scenario that, according to some...
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