01 n. A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve gr…
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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.”(Gr. Myth.)
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A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra.(Astron.)
Phrases & compounds
Hercules' beetle —
any species of Dynastes, an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. Dynastes hercules of South America, which grows to a length of six inches.
Hercules powder —
an explosive containing nitroglycerin; -- used for blasting.