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Hercules (/ ˈ h ɜːr k j ʊ ˌ l iː z /, US: /-k j ə-/) [2] is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena.In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151) is a cluster of galaxies in Hercules. The brightest radio source in the constellation is Hercules A , an elliptical galaxy located 2.1 billion light years away with a supermassive black hole with a mass of 2.5-billion-solar-mass that has radio jets that extend for one-and-a-half million light-years. [ 31 ]
A Roman gilded silver bowl depicting the boy Hercules strangling two serpents, from the Hildesheim Treasure, 1st century CE, Altes Museum. In Rome, Heracles was honored as Hercules, and had a number of distinctively Roman myths and practices associated with him under that name.
More than 15 percent of the approximately 2,350 Lockheed C-130 Hercules production hulls have been lost, including 70 by the US Air Force and the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Not all US C-130 losses have been crashes, 29 of those listed below were destroyed on the ground by enemy action or other non-flying accidents.
Hercules Olivarius ("the Olive Merchant"), in reference to a statue of Hercules dedicated by the guild of olive merchants. [ 19 ] Hercules Triumphalis ("Triumphal"), represented by a statue in the Forum Boarium, was dressed in the regalia of a triumphator when a triumph was held.
The Labours of Hercules or Labours of Heracles (Ancient Greek: ἆθλοι, âthloi [1] Latin: Labores) are a series of tasks carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later romanised as Hercules. They were accomplished in the service of King Eurystheus. The episodes were later connected by a continuous narrative.
Hercule, Duke of Montbazon (1568–1654), French peer; Hercule Audiffret (1603-1659), French orator and religious writer; Hercule Corbineau (1780–1823), French soldier; Hercule Dupré (1844–1927), Canadian farmer, lumber merchant, and political figure
Hercules is a 1997 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures.It is loosely based on the legendary hero Heracles (known in the film by his Roman name, Hercules), a son of Zeus in Greek mythology.