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n. - (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength.

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Usage examples (34)
  • The Octopus wants the vase of Herakles which is supposed to make him immortal.
  • To dine in the golden hall fashioned by Hephaistos and sit alongside men such as Herakles, Ormenion, and the mighty Alektruon.
  • The Rhodians are brought in, amidst joyous loving laughter, among shouts of "Herakles" and
  • This leads up to what seems to her the best defence possible: that reading of the "Herakles" which the entrance of
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