labors of Hercules
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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The box is carved with scenes of the labors of Hercules, while the lid is decorated with monumental reclining figures of the deceased.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
Which is to say, it plays more or less like any Terry Gilliam movie, even the ones that didn’t face production woes comparable to the labors of Hercules.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2018
Archaeologists have unearthed a children's version of the labors of Hercules from the third century written in simple language with large, spaced-out text and color pictures of the lions and the mythical hero.
From Slate • Dec. 14, 2012
A cubicle is devoted to the labors of Hercules.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of all the labors of Hercules, perhaps this was the most arduous.
From A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement
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