Hercules

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra.

II. Hercules ·noun A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, ·esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or "labors.".

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Hercules
Hercŭles, is and i (the latter in Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 34, 108 Goer.; cf. Plin. ap. Charis. p. 107 P.:...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Hercules
Herculēs is (rarely ī, C., Ta.), m a son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and god of strength, S., Cs., C., ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
hercules
The large mass of iron by the blows of which anchors are welded. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Hercules' Passage
North-west out of Threadneedle Street at No. 54, and Old Broad Street (P.O. Directory). In Broad Str...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Hercules' Pillars Alley
South out of Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without, to the north of the Temple Church (O. and M. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.