Heracles
[ her-uh-kleez ]
/ ˈhɛr əˌkliz /
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noun
Also called Heracles Furens [fyoor-uhns]. /ˈfyʊər əns/. (italics) a tragedy (420? b.c.) by Euripides.
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Origin of Heracles
From Greek Hēraklês, literally, “having the glory of Hera,” equivalent to Hḗra + -klēs, akin to kléos “glory, fame”; see Hera
OTHER WORDS FROM Heracles
Her·a·cle·an, adjectiveWords nearby Heracles
Hepzibah, her, Hera, Heraclea, Heracleides, Heracles, Heraclid, Heraclidae, Heraclitean, Heracliteanism, Heraclitus
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