Roman name for the Greek hero Herakles
God of victory and commercial enterprise.
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
a large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis
The ancient Greeks thought Hercules was the strongest and bravest man on Earth. He killed many monsters. Many of the monsters he killed are other constellations in the sky.
The legendary hero of Greek and Roman mythology forced to perform Twelve Labors in order to make the Gods happy and pay for the crime of killing his wife and children. Hercules is one of the most commonly shown figures in ancient art.
The constellation "The Strong Man"
Hercules is the Latin name used in Rome for the divinity corresponding to the Greek mythological hero Heracles (or Herakles). Hercules is the son of Jupiter, the Roman counterpart to the Greek god Zeus, and the mortal Alcmena. He was made to perform twelve great tasks, called The Twelve Labours of Hercules, to become a god.
Hercules is a 1997 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 14, 1997. The thirty-fifth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, the film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, and stars the voices of Tate Donovan, Susan Egan, Danny De Vito, James Woods, Bobcat Goldthwait, Matt Frewer, Rip Torn, Samantha Eggar, Josh Keaton, Lillias White, Paul Shaffer and Charlton Heston. The movie depicts the adventures of Heracles (known in the movie by his Roman name, Hercules), the son of Zeus, in Greek mythology.
Hercules (IPA: ) is the fifth largest of the 88 modern constellations. It was also one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations. It was named after the Roman name (Hercules) of the Greek mythological hero Herakles.
Hercules, or Heracles, being in one sense a superhero from classical antiquity, and a recognisable character freely available in the public domain, has been featured in a number of comic book series.
Hercules, written and directed by Luigi Cozzi, is a 1983 U.S.-Italian adventure film featuring the exploits of the mythological hero Hercules.
Hercules is a film chronicling the life of the legendary Greek hero, Hercules. It is most often aired on television as a two-part miniseries: the first part documents his early life in Tiryns and his desire and marriage to the lady Megara; the second part follows the more widely-recognised part of his life, in seeking redemption for the madness-induced murder of his family.
Hercules is a 2005 television miniseries, starring Sean Astin, Timothy Dalton, and Paul Telfer. The series incorporates Hercules' murder of his family—usually not included in modern interpretations of the character—and includes five of his twelve labors from Greek mythology. The series alters some of the elements of the myths including placing the giant Antaeus as while in Greek myths his father was the king of the gods, Zeus.
Hercules is a fictional character, an Olympian god and superhero in the . Based on the mythological demi-god and hero called Heracles by the Greeks and Hercules by the Romans. He was adapted and introduced by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist-coplotter Jack Kirby in Journey into Mystery Annual #1 (1965).
Hercules is a fictional character who first appeared in the Disney animated movie Hercules and later in the midquel television series of the same name. He is based on the mythical character Hercules, although some aspects of his life differ greatly from the original legend. For example, although he is called a "demi-god" in both the myth and the Disney version, in the Disney version he is the full child of Zeus and Hera who has his divinity stolen from him.
Hercules (one of many companies worldwide to use that name) was a Greek manufacturer of agricultural machinery based in Kerkyra (Corfu). It also produced light vehicles categorized as "farm equipment" according to Greek law, including light all-terrain vehicles. The latter used Namco parts and Mitsubishi, Kubota and Ruggerini engines.