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Heracles (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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