Hercules had strong muscles.

My favorite hero is Hercules.

Hercules killed the lion with a club.

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The legion's emblem was the demi god Hercules.

Beginning at the north, Lyra is bordered by Draco, Hercules, Vulpecula, and Cygnus.

All three heroic ancestors indicate a Lydian dynasty claiming Heracles as their ancestor.

The legion's symbols were a Capricorn and the demigod Hercules.

Earlier, it was known as Mons Calpe , one of the Pillars of Hercules.

Francis, Duke of Anjou (18 March 1555 19 June 1584).

The monumental events of Heracles are regarded as the dawn of the age of heroes.

Alpha Herculis (α Her, α Herculis) is a multiple star system in the constellation Hercules.

Among other roles that Juno and Hercules share there is the protection of the newborn.

Both Heracles and Theseus were famous for their wrestling against man and beast.

The origin of the Olympics is shrouded in mystery and legend one of the most popular myths identifies Heracles and his father Zeus as the progenitors of the Games.

Geometric designs on pottery of the eighth century BC depict scenes from the Trojan cycle as well as the adventures of Heracles.

Heracles attained the highest social prestige through his appointment as official ancestor of the Dorian kings.

The best known globular cluster in the northern hemisphere is M13 (modestly called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules).

It's friendly she's underlined friendly that's probably why she calls it Hercules or Hercles. She can't spell.

He wrote for Tory periodicals, usually under the name of Captain Hercules Vinegar .

Years later, the Greek hero Heracles (Hercules) slays the eagle and frees Prometheus from the eagle's torment.

The six statues along the walls that represent the Labors of Hercules are by Vincenzo de'Rossi.

Poirot sends his valet out investigating and finds an address which confirms Poirot's suspicions of where it would be and what he would find there.

Some scholars suggest the story of Heracles is an allegory for the sun's yearly passage through the twelve constellations of the zodiac.

Caligula began appearing in public dressed as various gods and demigods such as Hercules, Mercury, Venus and Apollo.

The myth continues that after Heracles completed his twelve labors, he built the Olympic Stadium as an honor to Zeus.

Cicero writes that the lips and beard of the famous statue of Hercules at Agrigentum were worn away by the kisses of devotees.

Our journey did not, in fact, begin at Hercules Inlet, where frozen ocean meets the land of Antarctica.

According to legend, it was Heracles who first called the Games Olympic and established the custom of holding them every four years.

So, we circle around the Coliseum, past the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin and the Temple of Hercules towards the river.

Nearly every member of the next generation of heroes, as well as Heracles, went with Jason in the ship Argo to fetch the Golden Fleece.

Brito, real name Hércules de Brito Ruas, (born 9 August 1939 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian footballer.

The Labours of Hercules is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1947 and in the UK by Collins Crime Club in September of the same year.

These Pillars of Hercules on the silver Spanish dollar coins take the form of two vertical bars (__) and a swinging cloth band in the shape of an S .

The general direction of the Sun's galactic motion is towards the star Vega in the constellation of Lyra at an angle of roughly 60 sky degrees to the direction of the Galactic Center.

Others point to earlier myths from other cultures, showing the story of Heracles as a local adaptation of hero myths already well established.

And in the process, I became the first person in history to make the entire 650 mile journey, from Hercules Inlet to South Pole, solely on feet, without skis.

Another popular explanation is that it comes from the Pillars of Hercules on the Spanish Coat of arms on the Spanish dollars that were minted in the New World mints in Mexico City, Mexico Potosí, Bolivia and Lima, Peru.

According to the Roman historian Sallust, the demigod Hercules died in Spain and his polyglot eastern army was left to settle the land, with some migrating to Africa.

Notable queens of the Amazons are Penthesilea, who participated in the Trojan War, and her sister Hippolyta, whose magical girdle, given to her by her father Ares, was the object of one of the labours of Hercules.

The adoptionist theology had its roots in Gothic Arianism, which denied the divinity of Jesus, and in Greco Roman paganism, with examples of heroes like Herakles who, after their death attained the apotheosis.

The shield was cast by American metallurgist Dr. Myron MacLain, who was contracted by the U.S. government, from orders of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, to create an impenetrable substance to use for tanks during World War II.

The full title translated from Greek is The Voyage of Hanno, commander of the Carthaginians, round the parts of Libya beyond the Pillars of Heracles, which he deposited in the Temple of Kronos .

In Greek mythology, Zeus places his son born by a mortal woman, the infant Heracles, on Hera's breast while she is asleep so that the baby will drink her divine milk and will thus become immortal.

Amid allegations and rumors that tourists were charged money in order to be rescued, which is something that the authorities have denied , the Chilean government sent a Hercules aircraft on January 21 to pick up Chilean citizens.