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   Hercules

   /ˈhəːkjʊliːz/

   • 1. a hero of superhuman strength and courage who performed twelve immense tasks or ‘labours’ imposed on him by king Eurystheus and who after death was ranked among the gods.
   • 2. a large northern constellation, said to represent the kneeling figure of Hercules. It contains the brightest globular cluster in the northern hemisphere, but no bright stars.

   noun

   • 1. a man of exceptional strength or size: "a tall young man with the limbs and chest of a Hercules"

   adjective

   • 1. used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the Hercules constellation: "the star Delta Herculis"

   Word Origin Latin, from Greek Hēraklēs. Herculis is the Latin genitive form of Hercules.

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