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Heracles (Greek mythological character)

Ἀλκείδης (Greek mythological character)

Херакле (Greek mythological character)

هيراكليس (Greek mythological character)

ヘーラクレース (Greek mythological character)

헤라클레스 (Greek mythological character)

赫拉克勒斯 (Greek mythological character)

הרקולס (Greek mythological character)


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    • Alcaeus (Greek mythological character)
    • Alcides (Greek mythological character)
    • Alkaios (Greek mythological character)
    • Alkeidēs (Greek mythological character)
    • Earcail (Greek mythological character)
    • Eracle (Greek mythological character)
    • Eracles (Greek mythological character)
    • Heracle (Greek mythological character)
    • Herakl (Greek mythological character)
    • Heraklej (Greek mythological character)
    • Hēraklēs (Greek mythological character)
    • Héraklész (Greek mythological character)
    • Heraklis (Greek mythological character)
    • Herakliu (Greek mythological character)
    • Heraklo (Greek mythological character)
    • Hērakls (Greek mythological character)
    • Héthacl'ye (Greek mythological character)
    • 赫拉克勒斯 (Greek mythological character)
    • ヘーラクレース (Greek mythological character)
    • הרקולס (Greek mythological character)
    • 헤라클레스 (Greek mythological character)
    • Херакле (Greek mythological character)
    • Херакъл (Greek mythological character)
    • Гэракл (Greek mythological character)
    • Геракл (Greek mythological character)
    • هرکول (Greek mythological character)
    • هيراكليس (Greek mythological character)
    • Ἀλκείδης (Greek mythological character)
    • Ἀλκαῖος (Greek mythological character)
    • Ἡρακλῆς (Greek mythological character)

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    • Descriptor

        Heroes

    • Descriptor

        Greek mythological character

    • Associated Locale

        Thebes (Greece)

    • Associated Locale

        Trachis

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  • Sources

    • found: Sophocles. Electra and other plays, 2010:page 332 (Herakles)
    • found: Brill's new Pauly online, 20 June 2014(Heracles; Ἡρακλῆς; originally called Alcides or Alcaeus the most prominent Greek hero in myth and cult; connected with Thebes, Argos, And Trachis; name connected with Hera in antiquity; son of Zeus and Alcmene; identified with a large number of non-Greek gods and heroes; he was taken over as Hercle by the Etruscans, as Hercules by the Romans)
    • found: Wikipedia, 20 June 2014(Heracles; Ἡρακλῆς; Herakliu; Alcaeus; Ἀλκαῖος; Alcides; Ἀλκείδης; divine hero in Greek mythology; son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon; greatest of the Greek heroes; associated with the Roman hero Hercules; other forms of name: Herakles; هيراكليس; Herakl; Heraklo; Херакъл; Гэракл; Геракл; هرکول; Earcail; 헤라클레스; Eracle; ף הרקולס ; Hērakls; Heraklis; Héraklész; ヘーラクレース; Héthacl'ye; Eracles; Heracle; Heraklej; 赫拉克勒斯)

  • Editorial Notes

    • [Not the same as Hercules, a Roman mythological character associated with Heracles.]
    • [Non-Latin script reference not evaluated.]

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  • Change Notes

    • 2014-06-20: new
    • 2017-10-26: revised

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